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. “His master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you your entire debt because you begged me to. Should you not have had pity… Continue reading Forgiving as the Lord Forgives
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Wednesday’s Woman: St. Macrina the Younger
The Basics: Born about 330 in Turkey; died about 379 in Turkey; feast day, July 19. Woman religious. The Story: Macrina’s was a life filled with sharing God’s grace and love, most notably with her family. Her parents came from wealthy, spiritual upbringings, and had ten children, Macrina being the oldest. (Her father’s mother also was… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Macrina the Younger
The Perfect Person to…
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. By outward appearances, he was just a regular guy, a carpenter by trade. He offered up two small birds for Jesus’s circumcision; if he’d been wealthy, the sacrifice… Continue reading The Perfect Person to…
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