“We Have Given Up Everything”

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. “We have given up everything and followed you.” (Mark 10:28) Peter surely believed that. Of course, he still had his wife, not to mention his mother-in-law. He still… Continue reading “We Have Given Up Everything”

Wednesday’s Woman: St. Marie of the Incarnation

Note: For the next several weeks, I’m featuring women with a connection to the Americas. The Basics: Born October 28, 1599, in France; died April 30, 1672, in Canada; canonized April 2, 2014, by Pope Francis; feast day, April 30; mother, woman religious. The Story: Marie Guyart, the fourth oldest in a family of eight children, felt… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Marie of the Incarnation