Tag Archives: Saints

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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