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. Acts is one of my favorite books of the New Testament, because it’s full of action, the early Christians going to and fro, being persecuted, proclaiming the Gospel,… Continue reading Sons and Daughters of Encouragement
Month: April 2019
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Flora of Beaulieu
The Basics: Born about 1309 in France; died in 1347 in France; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, October 5. Woman religious; mystic. The Story: Flora grew up in a household full of people and likely noise. In addition to their own ten children, her parents raised nine nieces and nephews! From an early age, Flora’s love of… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Flora of Beaulieu
“I Have Seen the Lord”
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 thought it was the gardener. Sometimes, we think it’s that person at work who frustrates us, that women who stands on the left instead of the right… Continue reading “I Have Seen the Lord”
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Eustadiola
The Basics: Born 594 in France; died 684 in France; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, June 8. Wife, mother, woman religious. The Story: Things didn’t quite work out as expected for Eustadiola. The daughter of a noble family in Bourges, Eustadiola married at a young age. The couple proceeded to have a son, and sometime thereafter, perhaps… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Eustadiola