On October 15, we celebrate the feast of St. Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church and founder of the Discalced Carmelites. (Extra credit: Who knows what “discalced” means?) Teresa […]
Celebrate the holiness of St. Teresa of Avila
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos: A guiding light for missionaries
Like so many others in the litany of America’s saints and blesseds, Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (1819-67) was filled with missionary zeal. His boyhood desire to follow in the footsteps […]
St. Jerome and the Bible
Do you know who translated the first Bible the common person could understand? St. Jerome. It took him a long time and he was reluctant to do it but the […]
Raphael, Michael and Gabriel: Feast of the Archangels
Each year as the warm days of summer turn to the coolness and bright colors of autumn, the Church celebrates the work and ministry of angels. We begin this celebration […]
St. Vincent de Paul
Can you imagine being captured by pirates, and then taken into slavery? That’s just what happened to St. Vincent de Paul. St. Vincent was born in Ranquine, France, the son […]
