The Whitefriar Church in Dublin, Ireland holds the heart of the city – the heart of Saint Valentine, that is! We’re all likely familiar with the story of Saint Valentine who became a legendary figure of marty
Whatever the truth of his story, Saint Valentine offers hope that love is indeed not only worth it, but worth everything.Amor vincit omnia, wrote Virgil in his Bucolics,et nos cedamus amori, and let us too yield to love. For in the end, the one true love is divine, the love God h...
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Saint Valentine Quick Facts I find it’s always better to know about the life of the Saint himself themselves before planning feast day activities, so let’s take a quick look at the life of St. Valentine in a nutshell. What Is The Real Story Of St. Valentine’s Day? In short, yes,...
Beautiful book about a sweet saint I bought this book after recently watching The Reluctant Saint, a movie about Saint Joseph of Cupertino. I love the story and this will make a great gift for my little godson. The Little Friar Who Flew ...
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Patrick. Some of the saints wore armor, like Saint Joan of Arc or King Saint Fernando III, and others, like Saint Valentine, who is usually forgotten even on his own feast day. All are saints of virtue, and their lives are celebrated by the Catholic Church and her members. ...
Subtracting Christianity: Essays on American Culture and Society — I’ve always resisted calling Mother Teresa a saint, not because I had any reason to doubt her holiness, but because I felt it was presumptuous to call any living person a saint. Besides, I suspect that a truly holy person...
By far the larger portion of “The Method of Saint Sulpice” is devoted to the instruction of the catechists (cap. iv, “Of the instruction of the children”; cap. v, “Of the sanctification of the children”; cap. vi, “Of the necessity of making the catechism pleasant to the ...
When Catholics name themselves or their children after saints, they ensure the saint's patronage, proclaim their faith, and honor the saint & God. Changing names is also symbolic of biblical name changes corresponding to important transformations (e.g. Saul to Paul). This publication - "a ...