saints
God’s Not Done With Me
As I think about my empty nest and upcoming retirement, I can't help but wonder if the best is behind me. Is God done with me?
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Elizabeth of Hungary: Beloved Sister in a Troubled World
May I tell you the story of a woman who was married at 14 and dead at 24? Does that sound like the making of a tragedy? What if I told you she left home and family not once but ...
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All Souls’ Day: The Beauty of Each Life
On my first visit to Rome, I rushed to see St. Peter’s. It was a church I had drawn when I was in third grade after I read This is Rome by Miroslav Šašek. Of all the pictures in that ...
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Called to Be Saints
The presence or chorus of the saints—living and dead—reassures us that we never travel alone. They might say, “we got your back.”
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Transitus, Lady Jacoba, and the Care of Baking Cookies
How we choose to commemorate this poignant transition in Francis’ life speaks volumes about our own faith.
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Let Nothing Disturb or Distress You
Our lives are made so much richer by the saints; they reinforce the beauty of the Gospels.
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Pope adds feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata to universal calendar
Pope Francis has added the feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata, a “beacon of hope” and an example of loving service to the poorest of the poor, to the General Roman Calendar so that her “Optional Memorial shall be celebrated by all on 5 September every year.”