The Basics: Born about 635 in Portugal; died about 653 in Portugal; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, October 20. Woman religious and martyr. The Story: Irene’s is a story that may ring familiar for some of us today. Tradition has it that she was born into a wealthy noble family, and as time went on, a young man… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: Saint Irene of Tomar
Category: Nonfiction
All About Alms
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. Alms, alms, alms. The word shows up 163 times at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ site… and just three times in the New Testament. While the first… Continue reading All About Alms
Wednesday’s Woman: Saint Angadrisma
The Basics: Died about 695 in France; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, October 14. Woman religious. The Story: It seemed like the ideal match, Angadrisma and Ansbert. They were about the same age and of the same class; both their fathers may have been in the court of King Clotaire III. However, Angadrisma felt called in a… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: Saint Angadrisma
Glorifying God In Spite of Ourselves
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. Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. And I was unknown personally to the churches of Judea that are in Christ; they only kept hearing… Continue reading Glorifying God In Spite of Ourselves