Category Archives: Saints

Martyrs of The Church of Rome

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Today we honor the Christians who were martyred during Nero’s reign. From an Irish Catholic website: The fire of Rome under Nero 64 AD In July of 64 AD, more than half of Rome was destroyed by fire. Rumour blamed … Continue reading →

Posted in Saints | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

St. Peter and St. Paul

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Today is the feast day of St. Peter and St. Paul. St. Augustine tells us that they gave up their lives for the truth: “This day has been consecrated for us by the martyrdom of the blessed apostles Peter and … Continue reading →

Posted in Saints | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Happy Birthday St. John the Baptist

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Monsignor Pope has a great post on St. John the Baptist: On this feast of the Birth of St. John the Baptist we celebrate the Birth of the final Prophet of the Old Testament. He stood at the culmination of … Continue reading →

Posted in Saints | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Do Catholics Worship Mary and the Saints?

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Do Catholics Worship Mary? Saints? No, But our statues do. H/T. Patrick Madrid.  Patrick is a Catholic writer and apologist. During an apologetics seminar in Chicago, he told of seeing the statue that I have embedded to the right. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Saints | Tagged , , , | 16 Comments

Saints Alive!

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Oh my!  We celebrate the feast day of three Saints: St. Paulinus Of Nola, Bishop died in 431. You can read about him here http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5329 It is also the feast day of the great martyrs St. John Fisher, and St. … Continue reading →

Posted in Saints | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Fathers Day

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Happy Fathers day to all fathers especially my father, husband, brother,son, and son-in-law.  And Happy Father’s day to all Priests, who are spiritual father’s , especially Msgr’s. Bognanno and Beeson. Our culture does not value fatherhood.  It underestimates the crucial … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Saints | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Saints Keep Marching In

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Pope Benedict has approved nine beatifications–the step before canonization to sainthood. It is awesome that four are lay people! One of them, Manuel Lorenzo Garrido (Lolo) was a journalist.  He was severely disabled, but he was unstoppable. Here is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholic, Holiness, Saints, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Feast of St. Ephrem Deacon and Doctor

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

St. Ephrem died in 373. His feast day is today. This excerpt is from one of his sermons: Lord, shed upon our darkened souls the brilliant light of your wisdom so that we may be enlightened and serve you with … Continue reading →

Posted in Saints | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Beatification of a Martyr

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Wow. This picture really got to me.  I can only imagine, as a Mother, what it would be like to be present when your martyred child is on his way to being declared a Saint.  Words fail. Get the scoop … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholic, Holiness, Saints, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Universal Call to Holiness

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

The Lord Jesus, the divine Teacher and Model of all perfection, preached holiness of life to each and everyone of His disciples of every condition. He Himself stands as the author and consummator of this holiness of life: “Be you … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholic, Catholic Culture, Catholic Identity, Discipleship, Holiness, Saints, Virtue | Tagged , , | 1 Comment