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For first time since pandemic, pilgrims hike Ireland’s holiest mountain

OSV News August 2, 2022

Thousands of pilgrims hiked up Ireland’s holiest mountain for the annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage, held for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
The pilgrimage traditionally is held the last Sunday of July, but it was postponed in 2020 and 2021 over concerns that COVID-19 would spread among more than 20,000 people who climb the mountain’s narrow pathway on that day.

The name “Croagh Patrick” comes from the Irish/Gaelic “Cruach Phádraig,” meaning “Patrick’s Stack.” The mountain is known locally as the Reek, from the word stack.

Saint Alphonsus Liguori

Franciscan Media August 1

Saint Alphonsus Liguori was a great moral theologian as well as the founder of the Redemptorists. He wrote in the areas of spirituality and doctrine to the edification of his diocese and others.

Seven Days with Solanus Casey: From Holy Life to Eternal Life

Leo Wollenweber, OFM Cap July 31, 2022

“Eternal life: passing from time to eternity, from transitory struggling for existence common to mortals, to the destiny we trust, where anxiety and struggling for existence give place to confidence and union with every ideal ever dreamed of.”

Blessed Solanus Casey

Franciscan Media July 30

Blessed Solanus Casey became one of Detroit’s best-known priests, even though he was not allowed to preach formally or to hear confessions.

Blessed Stanley Rother

Franciscan Media July 28

Blessed Stanley Rother grew up in Oklahoma on his parents’ farm in what could be described as a normal environment. Life changed radically for him when he was ordained a priest in 1963, and again in 1968, when he volunteered for the missions in Guatemala. But the final change came when civil war reached his parish in 1980. He was assassinated on July 28, 1981.

Pope speaks on U.S. gun violence, abortion debate, retirement rumors

OSV News July 13, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden should consult with his bishop or parish priest about his stance on abortion, Pope Francis said, adding that the primary concern of bishops should be pastoral care.

Saint Veronica Giuliani

Franciscan Media July 10

A Capuchin Poor Clare nun, Saint Veronica Giuliani received the unique gift of the stigmata of Christ. Few people have been blessed with these marks; Saint Francis of Assisi was probably the most notable among them.

Saint Elizabeth of Portugal

Franciscan Media July 4

Saint Elizabeth of Portugal did not have an easy time in spite of the fact that she was royalty. She spent her life seeking peace between herself and her unfaithful husband, and between many of her relatives. Elizabeth saw some progress in this endeavor before retiring to a Poor Clare monastery where she died.

A Patron Saint for Little Sisters

Christopher Heffron July 3, 2022

As the younger sister of St. Clare, Agnes of Assisi had a tough act to follow! But this holy and humble woman faced the very same challenges and created her own unique identity as a child of God.

Listen to the Silence

Herman Sutter June 27, 2022

In Psalm 19, the Psalmist tells us that all of nature proclaims God’s glory; that even though not a sound may be heard, even the silence, even the darkness of night, declares God’s glory. Do you hear it in the quiet?