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. For many, as I have often told you and now tell you even in tears, conduct themselves as enemies of the cross of Christ. (Philippians 3:18, NABRE) It should… Continue reading Are You an Enemy of Christ?
Month: March 2019
Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Lucy of Settefonti
The Basics: Born about 1100 in Italy; died about 1157 in Italy; beatified in 1779 by Pius VI; feast day, November 7. Woman religious. The Story: Lucy and her friends were attracted to the simple monastic life known as the Camaldolese, mountain communities established by Saint Romuald. The concept was a mix of community and hermetic… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Lucy of Settefonti
Ask, and We Will Receive
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. It’d been weighing on me for four and a half months, a sin of impulse that had hurt no one but me. But I’d been without a spiritual… Continue reading Ask, and We Will Receive
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Balbina of Rome
The Basics: Died 130 in Italy; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, March 31. Daughter, martyr. The Story: Some of the names of the women among the 140 statues on the St. Peter’s Basilica Colonnades are well known: Agatha, Agnes,Catherine of Siena, Cecilia, Clare, Lucy, Mary Magdalene, Teresa of Avila. Balbina is one whose full story is lost… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Balbina of Rome