Family Faith on the Go!
On July 31 we celebrate the feast day of Ignatius of Loyola, who was born into a family of Basque nobility in the family castle of Azpeitia. He was the youngest of the 13 children of Beltran de Loyola and Marina Saenz de Licona.
Growing up, Tekakwitha was the girl who didn’t quite fit in. Even her name, which means “she who bumps into things,” mocked her. Becoming Christian only made her more of an outcast among her people. Could she ever find a true home?
Today, most people celebrate St. Valentine’s day by exchanging tokens of love—cards, candy, flowers and the like. But the holiday began as a saint’s feast day, which means its original purpose was to celebrate Christian love and devotion to Christ—in the case of St. Valentine, love even in the face of death. Online you’ll find eight simple ways to remember, reflect and celebrate the feast of Saint Valentine.
I don’t have any statistical data to back this up, but if there are any intrepid researchers willing to take the ball and run with it, be my guest. Here […]
This 5-minute video is created from still photos of a play for paper theater by Father Matthew Powell, O.P., about the life of the third-century hermit of Egypt, his battles […]
