“why don’t you become a missionary?” Saint Katherine Drexel On March 3, we celebrate the feast-day of Saint Katherine Drexel. The name is probably familiar to many Americans as the Drexel family name is till with us today in the form of Drexel University. Drexel University was founded by AnthonyContinue Reading

“We are called to think big, to think beyond the need that we see immediately before us” A Limited Vision The 1965 film “The Agony and the Ecstasy,” wherein Pope Julius II clashes with Michelangelo, is a wonderful reflection on faith, inspiration, and the trap of thinking small. For artistsContinue Reading

“it did not come without cost. Eleven of the twelve apostles were martyred. They were followed by countless others through the centuries” Saint Edmund Campion Sometime around the year 1578, a man presented himself to the rector of the English College in Rome. The man gave his credentials and lineage,Continue Reading

“It was apparent failures like these that ended up converting the entire Roman Empire to Christianity.” There are times when, despite our best efforts, we fail. Even though we know that our ministry is desperately needed, we are sometimes rejected. Jesus told us to work hard. He told us thereContinue Reading