Quick! Did St. Patrick really drive all the snakes from Ireland? Did he live in France? The answer to driving the snakes out is no … but he did live in France while training for the priesthood.
Joy in a time of penance
St. Patrick’s Day falls early in Lent this year. It sticks out like a sore, green thumb in the middle of a sober liturgical period. As a lifelong Catholic — […]
Watch: ‘Betty Bayley becomes a saint’
Today is the feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, born Elizabeth Ann Bayley was born in New York City on August 28, 1774. The Seton Shrine has a wonderful video […]
Blessed Miguel Pro
Blessed Miguel Pro was born in Guadalupe, Mexico, on Jan. 13, 1891, to Josefa Juarez and Miguel Pro, little Miguel was blessed with a warm family and a happy childhood. […]
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 […]