Stepping-Stones to Holiness
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
September 8, 2022
These Scripture passages can serve as stepping-stones to help guide us toward contemplative union with God.
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Human Family, Holy Relationships
Ragan Sutterfield
September 7, 2022
Membership to the human family is a reality in which our fates are in common because our life is in common. To save one part, we must save all.
Blessed Frédéric Ozanam
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September 7
Blessed Frédéric Ozanam proved to be a leader who helped others help the poor. He also formed a newspaper to push the cause of justice. In 1833, he founded the Saint Vincent de Paul Society, which continues to the present day.
Blessed Claudio Granzotto
Franciscan Media
September 6
Blessed Claudio Granzotto was the youngest of nine children whose father died when the boy was only nine years old. At the age of 15 he entered the army where he served for three years.
Michigan Ukrainian Catholic school welcomes nearly 100 war refugees
OSV News
September 2, 2022
This fall, approximately 100 students from war-torn Ukraine will join Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic School, which in a normal year has an enrollment of about 200 students.
Blessed John Francis Burté and Companions
Franciscan Media
September 2
Victims of the French Revolution, Blessed John Francis Burté and Companions witnessed to their faith by refusing to take a civil oath which amounted to a denial of their faith. On a single day in Paris, 185 priests and religious were martyred.
Saints Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus
Franciscan Media
August 31
We know little about Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus except what we find in scripture. We do know that they were Jewish men of some standing who were not afraid to express their respect for Jesus.
Saint Monica
Franciscan Media
August 27
Perhaps Saint Monica is best known as the mother of Saint Augustine—a pretty noble label. But Saint Monica was also the mother of two other children, and is known as a woman of great prayer.
Sharing the Word for August 27, 2022
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
August 27, 2022
We are all called to cooperate in strengthening the kingdom. We don’t all have the same capabilities, but we are expected to use as best we can what has been entrusted to us. The measure of success is how much richer the kingdom will be thanks to our efforts.
Saint Louis of France
Franciscan Media
August 25
Saint Louis of France took his position seriously as both king and Christian. A true son of the Church, Louis worked for peace and reconciliation within his kingdom and beyond. He was generous with his wealth and his time. He was named a patron of the Secular Franciscans.
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