Fr John S. Hogan, ocds

Prayer for our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV O God, who in your providential design willed that your Church be built upon blessed Peter, whom you set over the other Apostles, look with favour, we pray, on Leo, our Pope and grant that he, whom you have made Peter’s successor, may be…

Update on Laura: She is going home from the hospital today but is suffering from aphasia. Laura’s intelligence, memory and personality are intact, but she has a very hard time speaking and writing. Thank you all for your prayers and please continue to pray for her as she…

26 July 1916: "During a visit our Lord seemed to urge me not to wait till the end of the war, but to begin my life of reparation at once, in some things at least. I have begun to keep a book of acts done with this intention. He asked me for these sacrifices, (1) To rise at night…

The skull of St Cuthbert Mayne. Follow my mini-pilgrimage to the English martyrs by going to my profile and subscribe.

Stopped by Santa Maria sopra Minevra to say hello to soon-to-be-saint Pier Giorgio Frassati, who has arrived just in time for the Jubilee of Youth this week. He is side-by-side with Catherine of Siena - what an amazing spiritual dynamic duo!

Jacques Hamel (November 30, 1930 – July 26, 2016) was a French Catholic priest whose life of humble service and tragic death during a terrorist attack have marked him as a modern martyr and a candidate for sainthood. Born in Darnétal, France, Hamel grew up in a working-class…

Thanks! I prayed for everyone Mysterious World touches when I was in the presence of the bones of St. Peter.

The Daughter of a Saint! We had the privilege of meeting Dr. Gianna Emanuela, daughter of Saint Gianna Molla, here at the We Believe Festival in Oscott, England. We told her about the statue of her mother up in Scotland at Carfin Grotto and she was delighted to hear about it

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati is in Rome! Come and pray before him and with him!

IRELAND Tomorrow, tens of thousands of Irish will walk up Croagh Patrick for Reek Sunday Many will do it BAREFOOT The Pilgrimage is in the footsteps of Saint Patrick, who fasted for 40 days and nights atop it A church at the summit hosts Mass throughout the day

On this day in 2016, Fr. Jacques Hamel was martyred in Normandy while celebrating Mass (picture by Neilson Carlin) Ora pro nobis!

A large number of people (mostly men, in my experience) who're sympathetic to some of women's opposition to gender identity ideology, nevertheless think it's cruel to point out that a trans-identified man looks like a man, and unkind not to 'respect' his pronouns. They think…

🇬🇧🇻🇦The incorrupt body of Blessed Pier Georgio Frassati visits Rome for the first time during the Jubilee for Youth op.org/the-incorrupt-… 🇮🇹🇻🇦 Il corpo incorrotto di Pier Giorgio Frassati a Santa Maria sopra Minerva op.org/il-corpo-incor…

Nine years ago today, Fr. Jacques Hamel was martyred by Islamic Terrorists, whilst celebrating Mass in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, northern France. Ora pro nobis

My Sacred Heart Major Seminary teaching contract was terminated by Abp. Weisenburger this week. I have retained counsel. Except to offer my prayers for those affected by this news and to ask for theirs in return, I have no further comment at this time. Prof. Edward Peters

What a privilege and a joy to be able to assist cardinal Arborelius of Stockholm as a deacon for the feast day of St Birgitta, the patron of our country (and 🇪🇺), at her shrine in Vadstena. God is faithful.

The abrupt dismissal of Ralph Martin and Eduardo Echeverria was shocking in itself. But there is more. catholicculture.org/commentary/arc…

With just five weeks to go, a very special invite to join our national pilgrimage at Knock Shrine..

If Bigfoot exists, what kind of animal would it be? @JimmyAkin3000 and @bettnet analyze eyewitness reports, biological clues, and statistical patterns to sketch the creature's anatomy and behavior. mysterious.fm/375 #Cryptozoology #Bigfoot

✍️ Our letter in today's @IrishTimes challenges the Government’s ongoing refusal to engage with pro-life groups in addressing Ireland’s rising abortion rate. While we remain critical of the media’s lack of coverage of pro-life perspectives, we acknowledge The Irish Times for…

St James, pray for us! Pray for pilgrims. Pray for all Christians, especially those in danger from persecution & terrorism. St James, defender of the faithful, pray for us. Those prayers may seem strange for our St James, but in medieval times Christians under threat of Islamist…