Talk about being led into temptation! A couple of publishers had big sales in the past couple of weeks and, well, what’s a girl to do? Yes, these eight books are all now on my nightstand. I’ll be starting with The Great Magdalens: Famous Women Who Returned to God after Lives of Sin. The table… Continue reading On the Nightstand: The Great Magdalens
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Wednesday’s Woman: Margaret of Cortona
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: Shelter the homeless. The Basics: Born about 1247 in Italy; died February 22, 1297, in Italy; canonized May 16, 1728, by Benedict XIII; feast… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: Margaret of Cortona