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Friday, March 29, 2024

Living the Liturgical Year: Feast of St. John Bosco, January 31

Want to Be a Saint? St. John Bosco says it’s easy! CONNIE CLARK What do you think of a saint who juggles, walks on a tightrope, and...

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...

Saint Bingo

by Virginia Prisco for 15 saint biographies you might want to use for Saint Bingo. Saints are men and women who were remarkable in...

Good Morning, Joe!

Hidden in the midst of March and surrounded by the purple of Lent is the feast of another Joe—St. Joseph. There is very little about St. Joseph in the Gospels. He is important to the Infancy Narratives—obviously. But much of the lore of St. Joseph comes from apocryphal writings and legend. We all have seen the statues and holy cards representing Joseph as an old man carrying a staff with lilies blooming from its top.

Celebrating Saints: Jose Brochero, “Cowboy Priest,”—January 26

Jose Brochero, January 26 PATRICIA MATHSON Jose Brochero lived in Argentina with his mom and dad and was one of 10 children in his family. He...

Celebrate St. Jane of Valois – Feb. 4

BY PATRICIA MATHSON FEAST DAY: FEBRUARY 4 Jane of Valois was often disappointed by the people in her life who should have cared about her,...

Celebrating Saints … St. Marie of the Incarnation

by Patricia Mathson CLICK HERE for a pdf about St. Marie of the Incarnation and some of the other feast days in April and...

October: A Time to Celebrate Our Two New Saint-Popes!

by Kate Ristow See the end of this article for a puzzle activity that will help students review the biographies of St. John XXIII...

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...