The feast of Saint Rita, a good day to begin the venture and her shrine in my home city of Philadelphia a worthy first link.



I wanted, though, the first words posted here to be the motto of John Henry Newman, the words and the man both inspirations to me through many years. And through these two great souls we're connected to their patrons: John the Baptist, Augustine, Nicholas of Tolentino, Philip Neri.



How comfortable is the doctrine of the Communion of Saints and how good it is to remember the great cloud of witnesses that surrounds us.