"As the magnet draws iron": St. Philip Neri’s secret for converting souls

Monday, May 25, 2020

Kristina Glicksman

Of all the saints that have lived and died in the city of Rome, only St. Philip Neri is called the "Apostle of Rome". What makes him so special?

Celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe live from St. Joseph’s Oratory

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Deacon Pedro

December 12th is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of the most important feasts for the Church in Latin-America. This feast day was always a big one in my life, as my parish in Panama was named Our Lady of Guadalupe. I wrote about this four years ago. Perhaps this story is new […]

Celebrating Newman across Canada

Friday, September 17, 2010

Kris Dmytrenko

For many Catholics, their first encounter with Cardinal John Henry Newman is on a university campus. It’s a natural association, given Newman’s experience as a rector, which informed his volume of discourses The Idea of a University. Still, I was surprised to learn, while researching for Catholic Focus, that the first Newman Club was established […]

Cardinal Newman, Undefined

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Kris Dmytrenko

Who really is Cardinal John Henry Newman? Back when I was a student involved in the Newman Centre at Queen’s University, I confess that I knew nothing about the life and works of the centre’s namesake. Now, having spent the past few weeks researching him for Catholic Focus, I’ve learned that it’s not an easy […]