Spring 2023: An Issue of Liberty

May 6, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

Join us as we explore the issues of Life! In this issue you will find thoughts on history, Jesus, the prison system, motherhood, and plenty more!

Faithful Friday: St Louis Grignion de Montfort

April 28, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

St. Louis Grignion de Montfort was known for his deep devotion and sensitivity towards Christ and the Church from even the days of his childhood. As he matured, he directed this passion towards the study of theology, which he undertook in Paris. It was here, at the seminary of Saint-Sulpice, that Montfort uncovered a particular interest in the Virgin Mary – which would prove to be one of the most defining facets of his life and ministry.

Faithful Friday: St. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo

March 24, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo was born in Spain in 1538 to a family of high standing. As such, he was able to receive an exceptional education, which proved to scintillate his preexistent intellect and ambition. After working his way up to become a professor of law, he was ordained and eventually decided to carry out his ministry overseas in Peru.

Faithful Friday: St. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo

March 24, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

Faithful Friday: John Chrysostom

January 27, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

Saint John Chrysostom is a figure in ecclesial history with a stunning breadth of influence. As a writer, preacher, and archbishop, his life was scored with a generative fervor in bolstering and guiding the church.

Faithful Friday: St. John Cantius

December 23, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

In many ways, St. John Cantius lived an unassuming life. As a young man, he applied himself to academics, with a particular focus on philosophy and theology.

Faithful Friday: St. Charles Borromeo

November 4, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

St. Charles Borromeo was born in 1538 near Milan in the castle of Arona. His family was one of good socioeconomic standing and were themselves immersed in religious duty.

Faithful Friday: Pope Callixtus I

October 14, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

Callixtus was first appointed to be a deacon by Pope Zephrynus, who counted him as trustworthy and often sought his counsel in regards to decision-making and theology. Even in his time as deacon, it became evident that Callixtus valued repentance and subsequent forgiveness most highly. As he began to influence Zephrynus toward this end, there were those who viewed this as an unfaithful expression of lawful theology.

Psalm 102:7

October 8, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

I lie awake; I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop
awaiting the whisper of dawn to caress the vacant charcoal peaks, asleep.

Ecology (Psalm 84)

September 29, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

Let my verses meander, woven around fields / of hallowed kindness, their hummed liturgies

Faithful Friday: Peter Claver

September 9, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

When followers of Jesus Christ pursue lives of self-sacrificial ministry, the gospel comes to life
in a truly palpable way. St. Peter, self-proclaimed “slave of the Negroes forever,” embodied this
with particular fervor and impact.

Faithful Friday: George Abbot

August 4, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

George Abbot, historically known as Archbishop of Canterbury, was born in 1562 in the humble town of Guildford, England. Abbot studied at Oxford, where he demonstrated academic excellence in intense theological study…