For Pentecost

For Pentecost, is it worth remembering that the burden of the Holy Spirit is an honor and a danger. Every one of the Apostles except St. John the Evangelist died a martyr’s death. Peter was crucified upside down James the Great (Son of Zebedee) was beheaded James the Younger was cast off the Southeast pinnacle [...]

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Today is International Dragon Slaying Day

Today, 23 April, we celebrate the Feast of Saint George, soldier, dragon-slayer and one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Saint George is the patron saint of Aragon, Catalonia, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Portugal, and Russia, as well as the cities of Beirut, Freiburg, Genoa, Ljubljana, Gozo, Milan, Preston, Barcelona and Moscow.  He is the [...]

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Images of Saint Patrick

From the Catholic Encyclopedia: Christ, protect me today Against every poison, against burning, Against drowning, against death-wound, That I may receive abundant reward. Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ at my right, Christ at my left, Christ in the fort, Christ in [...]

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If The Saints Wrote Conversation Hearts…

A few nights ago, I found a link to “If the Saints Wrote Conversations Hearts” over on the Acts of the Apostasy blog. Blogger LarryD has some great candy hearts with saintly inscriptions. Here’s one of his: Just in time for St. Valentine’s Day, LarryD’s work inspired me to try a few. Here one for [...]

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Quiz for All Saints

From the Secular Franciscan Order, a patron saints quiz: Who is the Patron of items that were lost? Which Saint is the Patron of heart patients? The popular Saint of desperate cases is _____________ Who was the apostle of Emilia and is the Patron of cancer patients? St. Raphael is the Patron of _______________ Check [...]

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Madonna and Child by Botticelli

Madonna and Child with Six Saints by Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) Tempera on panel, 1470 66 7/8 x 76 3/8 inches (170 x 194 cm) Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence The saints are standing, (L-R) Mary Magdalene, John the Baptist, Francis of Assisi, Catherine of Alexandria and, kneeling, Cosmas and Damian.

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The Statues of Houston

Six new statues grace the Houston’s co-cathedral. Each linden-wood statue is 8 feet tall and weighs over 600 lbs. They represent three Old World and three New World saints. See if you can tell who they are: The Archdioceses has details on these statues and the saints they represent. In January, the Houston Chronicle posted [...]

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