by RQue Royal Design | May 26, 2025 | Saint of the Day
At the end of the sixth century anyone would have said that Augustine had found his niche in life. Looking at this respected prior of a monastery, almost anyone would have predicted he would spend his last days there, instructing, governing, and settling even further...
by RQue Royal Design | May 26, 2025 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Acts 16:22-34 22 The crowd joined in and showed its hostility to them, so the magistrates had them stripped and ordered them to be flogged.23 They were given many lashes and then thrown into prison, and the gaoler was told to keep a close watch on them.24...
by RQue Royal Design | May 25, 2025 | Saint of the Day
St. Philip Neri was a Christian missionary and founder of the Congregation of the Oratory, a community of Catholic priests and lay brothers. He was born in Florence on July 21, 1515 as one of four children to Francesco Neri. From a very young age, Philip was known for...
by RQue Royal Design | May 25, 2025 | Daily Reading
Reading 1, Acts 16:11-15 11 Sailing from Troas we made a straight run for Samothrace; the next day for Neapolis,12 and from there for Philippi, a Roman colony and the principal city of that district of Macedonia.13 After a few days in this city we went outside the...
by RQue Royal Design | May 24, 2025 | Saint of the Day
It would be easy to concentrate on the mystical experiences God gave this saint, rather than on her life. In fact, it would be difficult to do differently, so overwhelming were those gifts from God. The temptation for many modern readers (including the author) would...
