Today the church celebrates The Feast of Saint Raymond of Peñafort, who happens to be my patron saint, because I am Raymond after my father. It’s always a good thing to know the feast day of your patron saint. Saint Raymond died in the year 1275 at the age of 99. He succeeded Saint Dominic […]
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The Feast of Saint André Bessette
Today the church celebrates The Feast of Saint André Bessette who died on the 6th of January 1937 at the age of 91. He was orphaned at age 12 and was known as a healer, and “The Miracle Man” of Montreal. He was a very humble man who when he joined the religious order. André […]
Continue ReadingThe Feast of Saint John Neumann
To know God, the writer of today’s first reading says, not just to know about God, but to know God. We know about God as the Creator of every cell and molecule that gives form to all creation. We know about God as the final arbiter of all judgments and blessings. We know about God […]
Continue ReadingThe Feast of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Today the church celebrates The Feast of Saint Elizabeth Ann Bailey Seton. Raised an Episcopalian, wife and mother of five children, she was the foundress of the first congregation for women religious in the United States, The Sisters of Charity, devoted primarily to the education of the poor and to teaching parochial schools. She was […]
Continue ReadingWhat is Catholic Stewardship?
This weekend we remember the gifts of the Magi on the feast of The Epiphany of the Lord. The symbolic gifts were gold, frankincense and myrrh, but the gifts from God are much broader. They are not simply the material goods that we may enjoy. They are gifts of faith, love and joy. They are […]
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