St. Lidwina of Schiedam was born April 18, 1380, in the Netherlands and died on this date in 1433. One winter day, the teenager went skating with a friend and fell on the ice so hard that she broke a rib. That was the beginning of pain and illness that would wrack Lidwina’s body for the… Continue reading St. Lidwina of Schiedam: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections