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The Ordinary Garden: Approaching Easter with St. Thérèse of Lisieux By Franci Revel Eckensberger, Lead Editor St. Thérèse of Lisieux, known as the Little Flower, was a French Carmelite nun. She died in 1897 at the age of 24, leaving behind a wealth of writings and an influential spirituality of the everyday, which she called […]
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St. Faustina Kowalska, the Polish nun and mystic known as the Apostle of Divine Mercy, left behind a remarkable spiritual legacy in her Diary, where she recorded her profound encounters with Jesus. Her writings emphasize the transformative power of suffering—a theme central to Christian spirituality. For St. Faustina, suffering was not merely an affliction to […]
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Blessed Carlo Acutis: 1991-2006Feast Day: October 12 Together, our saints compose a sprawling portrait of devotion and purpose across time and space, each situated in their own unique context. As we wade through an oversaturated, overstimulating modern environment, the crosses we bear often look a little different than those of centuries past–naturally, many Catholics wait […]
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If you’ve ever thought, “No way could I be a saint,” you’re in good company—so did St. Moses the Black (also known as Moses the Strong, Abba Moses the Robber, or Moses the Ethiopian). He was a feared gang leader, a thief, and a fugitive. But through radical conversion, he became one of the Church’s […]
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From Pain to Purpose: 8 Saints on the Joy of Suffering By Marge Hynes, Writer The road of faith is rarely straight. It twists, it falters, and it leads us into the desert. Maybe you’ve been there—tested in the wilderness like Jesus, tempted and tried. But then, a moment of grace arrives—a whisper, a revelation—pulling […]
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Fr. Dave Pivonka begins the film Sign of Contradiction by saying that St. Francis has to be more than just a birdbath. My maternal great-grandfather was named Francis, presumably named for someone before him who was named for St. Francis. My mother was named the feminine variant, Frances, and then passed the name onto me. […]
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At the end of Lent, the celebration of the Paschal Mystery shows how the Lenten journey of purification culminates in the free and loving gift of self to the Father. —St. John Paul II, “Message of the Holy Father John Paul II for Lent 1997” What begins as an exciting promise of grace, renewal, and charity […]
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Beauty is truth, truth beauty. — John Keats St. Cecilia Feast Day: November 22 When asked about the steadfast nature of her faith, my best friend’s mother told me that she need only point to flowers as proof of God’s love for us: Only a perfect love could create something of such perfect beauty for […]
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On the feast of St. Joan of Arc, let us remember that life is a courageous adventure through every new experience and obstacle “I am not afraid, I was born to do this” has repeated over and over in my mind this morning on the feast of St. Joan of Arc as I sip a cup […]
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