St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Beauty
St. Anthony of Padua, that Hammer of Heretics, serves as a model to me that I am to preach against any dualism within myself that blocks an openness to beauty.
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Franciscan Inspirations: St. Joseph
Next to Mary, the mother of Jesus, there was no one closer to Jesus than Joseph, the spouse of Mary and the carpenter of Nazareth.
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Saint Who? Deicolus of Lure
A Saint for Senior Citizens • ca. 530–January 18, 625 • Memorial: January 18
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Dinnertime with St. Andrew, Fisher of Men
Like his father before him and his grandfather before that, Andrew spent his days in and around the Sea of Galilee.
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St. Anthony of Padua: His Beginnings
Anthony was born in 1195 (13 years after St. Francis) in Lisbon, Portugal, at the mouth of the Tagus River, from which explorers would later sail across the Atlantic.
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Saint Who? Fiacre
Worker of the Land • b. 7th century–d. August 18, ca. 670 • Memorial: August 18
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Saint Who? Pietro Parenzo
Deeply Devoted and Passionate • d. May 21, 1199 • Canonized: 1879 • Memorial: May 21
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