Celebrating Saints—Caterina Volpicelli—December 28
PATRICIA MATHSON
Caterina lived in Italy with her family. As a teen she enjoyed going to plays and dances with friends. When Caterina was 15...
Celebrating Saint…John Neumann
Served Others
Feast day: January 5
Celebrating Saints: St. Faustina (Feast day: Oct. 5)
FEAST DAY: October 5
PATRICIA MATHSON
St. Faustina shared a message about God’s love and mercy for all people. After her death, devotion to...
Celebrating Saints … St. Dominic Savio
by Patricia Mathson
CLICK HERE for a pdf about St. Dominic Savio and some of the other feast days in March.
Copyright 2016, Bayard,...
Saints & Sacraments: John the Baptist, a patron for Baptism
BARBARA YOFFIE
Exemplifying the sacrament of Baptism is the great preacher and prophet John the Baptist, an obvious choice. Through his preaching and teaching,...
Celebrating Saints: Elizabeth of Trinity — November 8
PATRICIA MATHSON
FEAST DAY: November 8
Elizabeth Catez lived in France with her mother, father, and younger sister. Her father was in the military. She was...
Yes You Can—Teach About the Holy Spirit: Compelled by the Spirit
Another lesson from Acts of the Apostles
LYNN WEHNER
After Paul’s powerful conversion, he spent his life in dedicated service to God. He brought the good...
Yes You Can—Teach About the Holy Spirit: Saul to Paul
The link between the Holy Spirit and conversion
LYNN WEHNER
Recently, on January 25, our liturgical calendar celebrated Paul’s dramatic conversion on the way to Damascus...
A Wolf at the Door
Francis has been called the universal saint because almost every religious tradition recognizes and honors him. Of all the stories and legends that swirl around this great saint, one of my favorites is the story of St. Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio. It is particularly meaningful for me as a parable of true discipleship for our times.
Updates on Future Saint Canonizations and Beatifications including Fr. Michael McGivney from the U.S.
Vatican News reported this past spring, the causes for the three saints were moved toward canonization by Pope Francis and the Congregation for the...
