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Wednesday, January 28, 2026 |
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Florence Li Tim-Oi was the first woman ordained as a priest in the Anglican Communion. |
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026 |
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Agnes and Cecilia are two of the most venerated early Christian martyrs, and were both killed during persecutions in Rome. |
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Wednesday, January 14, 2026 |
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Richard Meux Benson and Charles Gore are remembered for their role in the revival of Anglican monasticism in the nineteenth century. |
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Wednesday, January 7, 2026 |
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This week, we celebrate the life and work of a cradle Episcopalian who converted to Catholicism and eventually became canonized as the United States' first saint: Elizabeth Ann Seton. St. Elizabeth was a pioneer in education and the founder of the SIsters of Charity. She is honored not only in the Episcopal Church but also by most of the global Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church. Seton Hall University is so named in her honor. |
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025 |
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This week, we celebrate the life and work of our patron, St. John, apostle and evangelist. He was not only the last of the Twelve to die but was the only one not to have suffered a martyr's fate. |
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Wednesday, December 24, 2025 |
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This week we celebrate the life and work of St. Thomas the Apostle who is alleged to have evangelized as far as the Indian subcontinent. Indeed, we are told, he so influenced the spread of Christianity there that Thomas is the most common name among males in today's vibrant, still expanding Indian Christian community. |
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025 |
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Juan de Yepes y Álvarez (San Juan de la Cruz, St. John of the Cross) was a 16th-century Spanish priest, mystic, Carmelite friar, and poet. Like his contemporary and sponsor, Theresa of Ávila, he was a major figure of the Spanish Counter-Reformation. Among his many contributions, his writings gave us the English phrase "dark night of the soul." |
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Wednesday, December 10, 2025 |
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Ambrose of Milan was a Doctor of the Church who won renown as a defender of orthodoxy against Arianism and a skillful church statesman. He was also a skillful hymnodist, introducing antiphonal chanting to enrich the liturgy. Dubbed the "honey-tongued priest," his preaching was a major factor in St. Augustine's decision to become a Christian. |
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Wednesday, December 3, 2025 |
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Andrew was the first called of Jesus's apostles, the first missionary, and is famously the patron saint of Scotland. |
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Wednesday, November 26, 2025 |
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According to early Church tradition, Clement was a disciple of Jesus’ apostles and the third Bishop of Rome. |
