May 9, 2020

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A Celebration of St. Monica

Educated by a household servant, Monica cared for her father and siblings until she married Patricius, a pagan landowner and minor Roman official of the same town.

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A Look Back at the Life of Padre Pio

Throughout his life, the boy who became Padre Pio was to bear a huge resemblance to the seraphic saint.
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St. Clare’s Gamble

Many people thought Clare of Assisi, a noblewoman, was wasting her life by living as a cloistered nun at San Damiano. She proved them wrong.
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Women in the kitchen laughing | Photo by Kelsey Chance on Unsplash

A Little More Mary, A Little Less Martha

The story of Martha and Mary is one that has always spoken to me as a woman, a wife, a mom and a sister.
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Jonah and the Whale

The word change normally refers to new beginnings.
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A Celebration of St. Marguerite d’Youville

St. Marguerite was born in Varennes (Quebec), one of 10 children, in 1701. Her father died when she was seven. This loss left the family destitute.
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St. Francis and the Feast of Pardon

The Feast of Pardon, as it is called in Italy, always attracts thousands of visitors and pilgrims to Assisi.
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