On Sunday they’ll be saints, Popes John XXIII and John Paul II. The former was pope the first seven years of my life; he may have been pope when I made my first communion, but I’m not sure of that date. The latter was pope for much of the thirty-plus years I was away from… Continue reading Five Things I Know About the Saints
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St. Teresa of Avila: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Teresa of Avila was born in Spain 499 years ago today and died on October 4, 1582. Her feast day isn’t until October 15, but I thought I’d talk about her today since it’s her birthday… and because I bought this cool statue of her last week at Milwaukee’s Marian Center. What to say… Continue reading St. Teresa of Avila: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections