The Basics: Born September 8, 1815, in Switzerland; died June 27, 1879, in Switzerland; canonized October 13, 2019; feast day, June 27. Laywoman; mystic. The Story: Other than eleven 240-round-trip pilgrimages made on foot, Marguerite Bays rarely left her hometown. But she found plenty of ministry to be done there. Marguerite was the second of seven… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Marguerite Bays
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Patience, Righteousness, and Teresa of Avila
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. Let nothing disturb you Let nothing frighten you All things are passing God never changes Patience obtains all things She who possesses God lacks nothing God alone suffices St. Teresa of… Continue reading Patience, Righteousness, and Teresa of Avila
Of Tantrums and Conversions
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. My favorite St. Therese story comes before she went to Carmel, before she named her philosophy The Little Way, and long before anyone beyond her family gave much thought to the… Continue reading Of Tantrums and Conversions
Monday’s Man: Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez
The Basics: Born July 25, 1532, in Spain; died October 31, 1617, in Spain; canonized January 15, 1888, by Leo XII; feast day, October 31. husband, father. The Story: Alphonsus felt the call to a priestly vocation, but family duties came first. His father died when the boy was fourteen, and so he ended his education… Continue reading Monday’s Man: Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez