Note: I’m currently featuring women saints who had notable relationships with male saints–their sons, husbands, fathers, or colleagues in faith. The Basics: Maria, born June 24, 1884, in Italy; died August 26, 1965, in Italy; Luigi, born January 12, 1880, in Italy; died November 9, 1951, in Italy. Beatified October 21, 2001, by John Paul II;… Continue reading Wednesday’s People: Blesseds Maria and Luigi Quattrocchi
Month: August 2017
Mary Is Real
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. She is perfect, of course, born without the taint of original sin. But she need not be some distant, unreachable figure, some beautiful woman on an icon. Mary… Continue reading Mary Is Real
Wednesday’s People: Saints Paula and Jerome
Note: I’m currently featuring women saints who had notable relationships with male saints–their sons, husbands, fathers, or colleagues in faith. The Basics: Paula, born in 347 in Italy; died in 404 in Israel; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, January 26. Wife, mother, woman religious. Jerome, born 347; died in 420 in Israel; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, September 30. Priest,… Continue reading Wednesday’s People: Saints Paula and Jerome
“Lord, Save Me!”
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. He asked for it. He got it. He got scared. He got saved. In today’s lectionary Gospel reading from Matthew 14, the disciples are terrified at the sight… Continue reading “Lord, Save Me!”