The Basics: Born in the sixth century in Ireland; died in the sixth century in England; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, May 1. Evangelist, hermit, and healer. The Story: Imagine being so on fire for God that you are willing to move away from the comforts of life to an area about which you know little or nothing.… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Buriana
Month: April 2015
Let’s Make a Deal
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. “No one can take them out of my hand,” Jesus says of his followers in today’s Gospel reading from John 10. He makes it all sound so easy: he leads, we… Continue reading Let’s Make a Deal
Returning Catholics FAQs: Standing, Sitting, and Kneeling
On Mondays, I answer questions frequently asked by those considering a return to the Catholic Church. How do I know this stuff? I was away for more than 30 years myself, and am the co-author of When They Come Home: Ways to Welcome Returning Catholics, a book for pastors and parish leaders interested in this… Continue reading Returning Catholics FAQs: Standing, Sitting, and Kneeling
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Tarbula
The Basics: Birth date and place unknown; died 345 in what is now Iran; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, April 22. Martyr. The Story: Tarbula’s brother, the bishop Symeon, already had been executed by King Shapur II. Symeon’s martyrdom had been particularly cruel; on the day he was beheaded, he was the last of one hundred Christians to… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Tarbula