The Patron Saint of France is a woman. Or rather a girl. Her name is Joan of Arc. She was born in Normremy, in northeast France. Joan was just 19 when she was burned alive. What crimes could this girl have committed that cost her very life?
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Say Happy Birthday with Kremówka Papieska
Never, ever did I imagine I would live to see an American selected as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. When I was born Pope Pius XII was the Bishop of Rome. No surprise that the Bishop of Rome, the Pope of the entire Catholic Church worldwide was born in Rome. Although he reigned for just over 19 years, I was 2 when he died. There is nothing about Pope Pius XII that I personally remember.
Continue reading “Say Happy Birthday with Kremówka Papieska”A Day of Feasting and Prayer
It’s hard to imagine that we’ve reached the first day of May. I swear, the older I get the more quickly time seems to move. It’s a strange feeling to realize you have far more to look back on than you do days ahead of you. Nothing is taken for granted anymore.
Continue reading “A Day of Feasting and Prayer”Saint Joseph, Husband and Father
Saint Joseph was an amazing man. It’s a shame that we don’t know more about God’s chosen foster father who watched over Jesus at least until age 12. All we can do is speculate using the facts that we have been given and draw a few conclusions.
Continue reading “Saint Joseph, Husband and Father”Today the World is Irish
There are two days a year when everyone seems willing to change their nationalities. The first is today, when everyone is Irish. The other is May 5, when the entire state of California embraces their Mexican roots.
Continue reading “Today the World is Irish”Saint Bernadette and Feeling Joy
While the Universal Catholic Church will not celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Bernadette until April 16, in France they celebrate today. Typically a saint’s feast day is the day they died. It is not to honor their death, but rather to celebrate their new life with the Lord.
Continue reading “Saint Bernadette and Feeling Joy”The Feast Day of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Today is the Feast Day of Saint Thomas Aquinas. In the past, I seem to share recipes for Blueberry Pancakes to celebrate this particular day. And with good reason, since it’s also National Blueberry Pancake Day.
Continue reading “The Feast Day of Saint Thomas Aquinas”Good Morning to an American Saint
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton holds special meaning to me. Not just because she was the first American born saint, but because both a school and a parish named after her hold meaning.
Continue reading “Good Morning to an American Saint”Friday’s Feast for Saint Lucia
The Feast of Saint Lucia, also known as the Festival of Lights (not to be confused with Hanukah) is a beautiful feast best known in Swedish speaking countries. Lucia was one of the earliest Christian Martyrs.
Continue reading “Friday’s Feast for Saint Lucia”Jolly Old Saint Nick
Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas! Once upon a time, as part of the Feast of Saint Nicholas, we had an early Christmas Celebration. That way ChristMas – His birth – was all about Him.
Continue reading “Jolly Old Saint Nick”O Blessed Be the Saints
Today is the first of November. Before we get into all that this Day of Holy Oblation holds, I want to touch on the theme of November. Each month throughout the year, the Church has attached a theme. October, for example, was the Month of the Rosary.
Continue reading “O Blessed Be the Saints”One Amazing Saint
Today is the feast day of a beloved man many saw as a saint while he was still alive. Like Mother Teresa, Pope John Paul II was a beacon in the darkness. For the better part of my adult life, he was our Pope.
Continue reading “One Amazing Saint”Saint Paul of the Cross
Paul Francis Daneo was born in northern Italy on January 3, 1694 to exemplary Catholic parents. This was during a time when many regarded Jesus as a great moral teacher, but not divine. Saint Paul was so moved by the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, he dedicated his life to the Passion.
Continue reading “Saint Paul of the Cross”On This Feast of Francis
Years ago, in a prior lifetime my best friend and I went to the movies to see Stigmata. Our children were in preschool together and we had some me-time on our hands. For reasons I cannot explain, the movie freaked us out.
Continue reading “On This Feast of Francis”The Little Rose and Home-Baked Cookies
We haven’t talked about the Little Flower (Saint Theresa of Lisieux) since the Pandemic of 2020. I think it’s time we talk about her again. Saints are people – just ordinary people who eventually surrender to God’s will alone.
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