Saint Anne Marie Eugenie of Jesus was born on August 25, 1817 in France and died on this date in Paris in 1898. Today, we’d say her family was culturally Catholic; she made her first communion when she was twelve, but otherwise, her parents were not very involved in their faith. Due to financial issues… Continue reading St. Anne Marie Eugenie of Jesus: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
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St. Frances of Rome: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Frances of Rome was born in 1384 and died on this date in 1440. As a child, Frances wanted nothing more than to enter a convent. But not only did her parents marry her off when she was just twelve… she also had to leave home to live with her in-laws! But it turned… Continue reading St. Frances of Rome: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Katharine Drexel: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Katharine Drexel was born in Philadelphia on November 26, 1858, and died not far away in Cornwell Heights, Pennsylvania, on March 3, 1955. We celebrated her feast day earlier this week. But Katharine did a lot of traveling—and ministry—beyond the Philadelphia region during her 96 years on earth. Born into a wealthy, philanthropic family,… Continue reading St. Katharine Drexel: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
“The Fasting I Wish”
Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. The “giving up” part of Lent is the easy part, isn’t it? That’s not to say it’s simple to give up smoking or chocolate or wine or