January 15, 2022

Saint Devasahayam Pillai

Franciscan Media January 15

Born into an affluent Hindu family in 1712, Devasahayam Pillai converted to Christianity and was martyred for his chosen faith in 1752. At his 2012 beatification Pillai became the first Indian layman not connected to any religious institute to be ...

Newborn abandonment case prompts emphasis on ‘safe haven’ efforts

OSV News January 15, 2022

In 20 years of community organizing, resulting in more than 300 cases of newborns saved from infant abandonment, Floridian Nick Silverio has never actually witnessed a criminal child abandonment in progress.

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Brother David Steindl-Rast January 15, 2022

when you really live with common sense, that has no limitations; you live out of a morality that includes everybody,

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