Author page: Joe McAleer

Sainted Cardinal Newman, Doctor of the Church Imagine my surprise when I learned that St John Henry Newman, my Confirmation saint, was going to be declared a Doctor of Church. Even more surprising was that I had just visited his Shrine and prayed before his relics in Birmingham three days before the announcement! Let’s revisit his amazing and inspiring story.…

You are cordially invited to attend the First Saturday devotions at the Divine Mercy Apostolate on Saturday, 6 December (also the feast of St Nicholas!), starting at 1:30 p.m. at 1 Courtfield Gardens, London W13. Bring your family and friends! A light reception will follow. By Chris Sparks “I shall come to ask for the consecration of Russia to my…

Listen to Fr Alex Pumphrey, MIC’s homily for today’s feast! Saint John Henry Newman, Doctor of the Church, pray for us!

Listen to Fr Alex Pumphrey, MIC’s homily for today’s feast! Our Lady of Walsingham, pray for us!

By Kimberly Bruce Perhaps the most popular saint in England before the martyrdom of St. Thomas Becket in the year 1170, St. Cuthbert (feast day: 4 September) was known as the “wonder-worker” for the many miracles performed during his lifetime and after his death. As bishop of Lindisfarne off England’s wild and stormy northeast coast in the 7th century, St.…

By Kimberly Bruce           “Saint Margaret Clitherow, with moving simplicity, expressed the meaning of her life and death in a succinct way: ‘I die for the love of my Lord Jesus.’” So stated Pope St. Paul VI when in 1970 he canonized “the Pearl of York” among 40 English martyrs, all of whom died for their…

Priestly witness: St. John Jones, martyr By Kimberly Bruce The Protestant Reformation in England and Wales, begun by King Henry VIII and vigorously pursued by his daughter, Queen Elizabeth I, resulted in the martyrdom of more than 300 innocent priests, men, and women, many of whom are not well known today. One of these heroic figures, St. John Jones (feast…