Note: To observe the Jubilee Year of Mercy (which runs through November 20), for several weeks I am featuring women who exemplify one of the corporal or spiritual works of mercy. Today: Bury the dead. The Basics: Born September 16, 1098, in Germany; died September 17, 1170, in Germany; canonized October 7, 2012, by Benedict XVI;… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Hildegard of Bingen
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Returning Catholics FAQs: About Women and the Church
On Mondays, I answer questions frequently asked by those considering a return to the Catholic Church. How do I know this stuff? I was away for more than 30 years myself, and am the co-author of When They Come Home: Ways to Welcome Returning Catholics, a book for pastors and parish leaders interested in this… Continue reading Returning Catholics FAQs: About Women and the Church
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Hildegard of Bingen
The Basics: Born 1098 in Germany; died September 17, 1179 in Germany; equivalent canonization on May 10, 2012, and declaration as a Doctor of the Church on October 7, 2012, by Pope Benedict XVI; feast day, September 17. Woman religious, writer, musician, mystic. The Story: Hildegard joined a convent at an early age, and had had visions… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Hildegard of Bingen