Rose was born in 1769 in Grenoble, France. As a young child she adopted the mission that she wanted to go to America and teach the Native Americans, according to the Shrine of St. Rose Philippine Duschesne website. In 1817 she travelled to America where she would spend the rest of her...
Hermitess, also called Susanna. Born in Constantinople in 840 to aristocrats, she fled the city to avoid marriage to Agarenus whose marriage proposal was supported by Emperor Basil the Macedonian. Anne went to Leucadia, Epirus, about 896. She lived as a
The national media picked up the over the top frenzy that Saints fans feel about their now winning team. DuringGood Morning America’scoverage of the Super Bowl, they did a split screen with a group of fans in each team’s city. The contrast between the wild, black & gold Who Dat Natio...
“6 new books to read in October”, by Rachel King “As brutally witnessed by the siege on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, modern terrorist groups don’t just use the Internet to communicate, but are born from online forums and chat rooms without ever having to meet in person before ...
An archbishop and scholar, Ado was born in Sens and educated at the Benedictine abbey of Ferrieres. Abbot Lupus Servatus, an outstanding humanist of the time, trained Ado, and was impressed with the obvious holiness of the young man. A noble by birth, Ado renounced his inheritance and beca...
June 3 Was born in Uganda around 1860 Was a page in the court of King Mwanga II The king began to persecute the Christian missionaries and the people who converted to Catholicism Charles embraced the faith and asked to be baptized In 1886, the King told him to give up his faith and Cha...
One must be born again by the Spirit of God, be renewed in the inner man, to partake of this kingdom where self is an arch-enemy. Self, Satan, and the flesh are mortal enemies of the kingdom of God, which is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. The call of God is...
Born in Waterford, Ireland in 1894, Deevy's talent as a writer manifested itself unexpectedly. According to the author, Deevy's art is deeply Catholic. She notes that the characters in the play live in a world wherein time is measured by the calendar of saint's days. She points out ...
Syeed: Both my parents were born in Kashmir. In the 1960s, my father was jailed as a political prisoner for participating in the Kashmiri independence movement. After being released and immigrating to America, where I was born, he was mostly silent about his previous life in Kashmir. We we...
Guru Raghavendra: Sri Guru Raghavendra Thirtha was born in 1595 AD in southern India to humble parents, who gave him the name of Venkatanatha as an acknowledgement of their devotion to Lord Venkateswara. As a child Venakatanatha grew up at Kumbakonam under the watchful eyes of his guru Sudh...