Category Archives: Saints

Today: Memorial Mary Magdalene

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Despite the accusations made by progressive feminists, the Church has no position on the identity of Mary of Magdalene. Although she is a very important figure in the Gospels, we know little about her. From the Gospels, we know that … Continue reading →

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St.Lawrence of Brindisi, Doctor of the Church

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Today is his feast day. From today’s Office of Reading ( Sermon by St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Doctor of the Church): Preaching is an apostolic duty There is a spiritual life that we share with the angels of heaven and … Continue reading →

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Saint of the Day: St.Apollinaris,Bishop

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Today is his feast day. “Early accounts report that Saint Apollinaris was ordained Bishop by Saint Peter himself and sent as a missionary bishop to Ravenna during the reign of the emperor Claudius. Renowned for his powers to heal in … Continue reading →

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Saint of the Day

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Bishop and Doctor of the Church St. Bonaventure Read about him here. Excerpt: “St. Bonaventure’s theology is always written with holy passion, in the tradition of St. Augustine, and always directed towards increasing the depth and intensity of the spiritual … Continue reading →

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Lily of the Mohawks

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

We celebrate a Blessed: Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin, has not yet been canonized. Kateri was born near the town of Auriesville, New York, in the year 1656, the daughter of a Mohawk warrior. She was four years old when her … Continue reading →

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St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Up date: I added a video. Happy Feast day! Saint Augustine Zhao Rong was a Chinese diocesan priest who was martyred with his 119 companions in 1815. Among their number was an eighteen year old boy, Chi Zhuzi, who cried … Continue reading →

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Saint of the Day

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Sorry about the light posting.  Today is our 37th wedding anniversary, and there is a lot going on. Today we celebrate the feast day of Maria Goretti.  What faith, courage, and forgiveness for a 12 year old to possess.

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Saint of the Day

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Today is the feast day of St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria. Love alone is worth everything; any other virtue without love is worth nothing. Sermon 4

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Faith Seen and Unseen

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

“Blessed are they who have not seen and have believed” Today is the feast day of  the Apostle, St. Thomas. Poor St. Thomas he gave up everything to follow our Lord, but he is best known for saying the following: … Continue reading →

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Today’s (almost) Saint

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Blessed Junipero Serra Excerpt: “At the age of thirty-seven, he landed in Mexico City on January 1, 1750, and spent the rest of his life working for the conversion of the peoples of the New World. In 1768, Father Serra … Continue reading →

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