I’m closing in on 25 percent complete on Brotherhood of Saints: Daily Guidance and Inspiration (think Sisterhood of Saints, only guys). That’s a good thing, since it’s due to the publisher on May 10 (to be published in October!). Each day, I listen to whoever wants to talk. I’m waiting for the Doctors of the Church to be ready;… Continue reading Martyrdom, and What You Won’t Find in Brotherhood of Saints
Category: Saints of the Americas
Radical Saints: 21 Women for the 21st Century Cover Reveal
It’s here! The cover and final title for my next book, due out in the spring. I think the folks at Franciscan Media really outdid themselves with this one. That’s Jacinta Marto, one of the children of Fatima, who died in 1920 just shy of her 10th birthday. How can a child be radical, you… Continue reading Radical Saints: 21 Women for the 21st Century Cover Reveal
On the Nightstand: North American Martyrs Kids Activity Book
Eight Jesuit missionaries who worked among the indigenous people of Ontario and upstate New York were martyred in the mid-17th century, and canonized in 1930. I was planning to do some research into them in January. But a couple weeks ago, Bonnie Way, a sister lover of Catholic saints, wrote to tell me about her… Continue reading On the Nightstand: North American Martyrs Kids Activity Book
Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Concepion Cabrera de Armida
The Basics: Born December 8, 1862, in Mexico; died March 3, 1937, in Mexico; beatified May 4, 2019; feast day, March 3. Wife, mother, writer, mystic. The Story: Conchita, as she was known, had a devotion to Jesus from an early age. At 13, she met the man she would marry eight years later. When he… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Concepion Cabrera de Armida