Blessed Maria Restituta was born May 1, 1894, in what is now the Czech Republic and died on this date in Vienna in 1943. She entered the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity community when she was twenty, taking the name Restituta after an early martyr, and served as a surgical nurse. Maria Restituta’s outspoken nature… Continue reading Blessed Maria Restituta: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
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St. Gwladys: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Gwladys lived in the sixth century in what is now Wales. She and her chieftain husband Gwynllyw were sort of the Bonnie and Clyde of their day. Madly in love, they eloped with the help of King Arthur when Gwladys’s father disapproved the match. They were violent. They were bandits. It was a riotous life… a… Continue reading St. Gwladys: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Teresa of Avila: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Teresa of Avila was born in Spain 499 years ago today and died on October 4, 1582. Her feast day isn’t until October 15, but I thought I’d talk about her today since it’s her birthday… and because I bought this cool statue of her last week at Milwaukee’s Marian Center. What to say… Continue reading St. Teresa of Avila: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Agostina Livia Pietrantoni: 2041 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Agostina Livia Pietrantoni was born in Italy on this date in 1864, and died on November 13, 1894. She held a variety of jobs, including hauling materials for road construction, until she was accepted by the Sisters of Charity of St. Jeanne-Antide Thouret shortly before her twenty-second birthday. After her final vows, Agostina was… Continue reading St. Agostina Livia Pietrantoni: 2041 Daily Lenten Reflections