Diving Deep: The Legacy Behind Your Parish
BY DANIEL THOMAS
The idea of helping your students learn about their parish is an outstanding one. It involves something that they have...
Celebrate Saints: St. Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
By Patricia Mathson
Feast day: October 4
Francis Bernardone lived in the town of Assisi in Italy. He was the son of a wealthy...
Patron of Students Back-to-School Treat
By Jessica Gordon
“Christian perfection consists in three things: praying heroically, working heroically, and suffering heroically.”
— St. Anthony Mary Claret
A patron is a saint who...
New Blesseds in the Church: The Ulma Family from Poland
An entire family has been beatified, that is, raised to the step before official canonization. The beatification took place on Sunday, September 10, 2023.
From...
I Want to Be a Saint
AMY WELBORN
When my daughter was six years old, I remember deciding with her which saint she'd be for her Catholic school's All Saints' Day...
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: Native American Saint — July 14
On October 21 this year, Kateri Tekakwitha, a Native American woman from New York, will be canonized a saint. Kateri trusted in God at all times, even when people were against her. She is an example of faith for our lives today.
‘Wherever You Go, I Will Go’ — Friendship and Loyalty Activities
The Heart of the Missionary Disciple
LYNN WEHNER
In the Book of Ruth, we hear of Naomi and her daughters-in-law, all widowed in Moab, and of...
Celebrating Saints–Saint George Preca–May 9th
BY PATRICIA MATHSON
FEAST DAY: MAY 9
Malta is an island in the Mediterranean Sea just south of Italy. That’s were George Preca lived with his...
Celebrating Saints–Philip and James–May 3rd
Philip and James
PATRICIA MATHSON
Jesus called Philip and James to be among the twelve apostles who followed him. The apostles were regular people who said...