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Kateri Tekakwitha to Become the First Native American Saint on October 21, 2012
Kateri Tekakwitha, known as the Lily of the Mohawks, will become the first Native American saint. She will be canonized along with six others at the Vatican this Sunday on October 21, 2012. Disfigured and blinded by smallpox Kateri Tekakwitha was a Native … Continue reading
For All Who Have Difficulty Praying
A saint who had a tough time in prayer Today’s saint sympathizes with all of those who have difficulty in prayer. Because like most of us, she experienced the distractions of everyday life, a wandering mind, hardships, boredom, challenges, and … Continue reading
My Favorite Little Friar: St. Francis of Assisi
Of big beautiful basilicas My art professor flashed an image of a big beautiful Church on the overheads. It was a class in my undergraduate program at a Southern Baptist college where I was required to give the name, date, … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Prayers, Saints, Uncategorized
Tagged Brother Moon Sister Sun, Lady Poverty, San Damiano, St. Francis of Assisi
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Pray, Hope, and Don’t Worry: Advice on Coping from a Saint
Tractor trailers bear his image. In Italy, it is not uncommon to see semi-tractor trailers zipping down the highway boasting an image of an infamous Capuchin friar. On my own visits to Rome, I have seen this on more than one … Continue reading
Posted in Saints, suffering, Uncategorized
Tagged Bilocation, Padre Pio, San Giovanni Rotundo, St. John Cantius Church in Chicago, Stigmata
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For Every Mother with a Child Who is “Out of Control”
For every mother that has ever had a kid that was out of control. Today (August 27) is the Feast Day of St. Monica, the Mother of St. Augustine. She lived during the very early years of the Church (333-387). She … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Prayers, Saints, Uncategorized
Tagged prayer of our children, St. Augustine, St. Monica
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A Holy Day of Opportunity: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
What is it about the Holy Days of Obligation? In the Catholic Church there is what is known as Holy Days of Obligation. A lot of people really don’t like the word, obligation. The word conjures up images of having to do something … Continue reading
Lives That Speak Love for God and Others: Two Saints from Auschwitz
This week has two different feast days of saints who had died in the Nazi Concentration Camp at Auschwitz. One on August 9, is for St. Benedicta of the Cross, a Carmelite; and the other on August 14 is for St. … Continue reading
A Saint for Those Thought To Be Unable to Amount to Anything
St. John Vianney: Having difficulty learning and being labeled as slow There are saints for poor students, and especially for those who are perceived to be unable to ever amount to anything during their lifetime. St. John Vianney, or St. … Continue reading
A Saint for Every Multi-Tasking Person (Especially Women!)
A Multi-Tasking Person I have a particular appreciation for Saints who wear many hats. The Saint for July 23 had many vocations. She was a wife and a widow, a mother of eight children, a founder of a religious order, … Continue reading
The Fifteen Prayers of St. Bridget of Sweden
These prayers as a devotional are recited daily (obtained from Fisheaters.com). Before each prayer: Pray one Our Father and one Hail Mary. First Prayer. O Jesus Christ! Eternal Sweetness to those who love Thee, joy surpassing all joy and all … Continue reading
