Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for… Continue reading Of Endurance and Hope
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Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Maria Gargani
The Basics: Born December 23, 1892, in Italy; died May 23, 1973, in Italy; beatified June 2, 2018; feast day, May 23. Woman religious. The Story: She’s called the first spiritual daughter of St. Padre Pio. Maria, a schoolteacher and the youngest of eight children born into a devout Italian family, was about to find herself without… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Maria Gargani