Saints
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Ebur Castitatis – ‘Ivory of Chastity’
At the translation of the relics of St. Dominic, we are told that the air was filled with the odour
Dealing with Monkey Business
During his life St. Dominic had many encounters with the devil. Sometimes Satan would appear in diabolic form.
Doctor Veritatis
Teacher of Truth Recently we had a vocations open day at Blackfriars Oxford, a chance for those pondering religious life to
O lumen Ecclesiæ
St Dominic is frequently depicted with a star around his forehead, because his mother, Blessed Juana de Aza saw this
Saints this Month: 15th October, Teresa of Avila
This is the statue of St Teresa outside the Convent of the Incarnation in Avila. It was in this convent
Saints This Month – 3 September: St Marinus
It is very unusual for a hermit to found an independent state but this is what the citizens of the
St Dominic’s Day in Newcastle
St Dominic's feast day (8 August) falls on a Sunday this year, but our parishes and churches which have St
Saints This Month – 4 June: St. Petroc
In the year 2003 the fine county of Devon decided that it needed a flag. Spurred on by the
St. Thomas and Limericks
The Limerick is the cheeky and often rude member of the poetry family. It was popularised in the nineteenth-century
Saints This Month – 13 May: Blessed Imelda Lambertini
In parishes up and down England we are entering the First Communion season. Over the past six months I
Saints This Month – 29 April, St Catherine of Siena
Catherine of Siena is one of three women to have been declared Doctors of the Church, the other two being