Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Consider Joseph’s brothers, who we learn in Genesis 37 are so envious of Joseph that they plot to get him out of their way. Other than that “long ornamented tunic,”… Continue reading That Long, Ornamented Tunic and Us
Month: March 2014
St. Maria Josefa of the Heart of Jesus: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Maria Josefa of the Heart of Jesus was born in Spain on September 7, 1842, and died there on this date in 1912. She briefly entered a religious order, but it wasn’t a good fit. Several years later, St. Maria Josefa and three other women left and founded the Institute of the Servants of… Continue reading St. Maria Josefa of the Heart of Jesus: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
Blessed Marianna Biernacka: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
The feast day of the 108 Martyrs of Poland is June 12, which is kind of neat because that also happened to be the wedding anniversary for my mostly English grandfather and my 100% Polish grandmother. Today happens to be St. Joseph’s Day, and if you’re Italian American or Polish Amercan, that may conjure up memories… Continue reading Blessed Marianna Biernacka: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Gertrude of Nivelles: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Gertrude of Nivelles was born in what’s now Belgium in 626 and died on March 17, 659. It’s said when Gertrude was young, she became extremely angry when King Dagobert attempted to arrange a marriage for her with a duke’s son. Gertrude rejected the proposed match, saying that her spouse was Christ the Lord.… Continue reading St. Gertrude of Nivelles: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections