My physical therapy is causing an intense struggle between my left leg and my right. It’s not … pleasant. However, the saint for today has a story that reminds me how easy my life really is. October 3 is the feast day of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. That is such a mouthful of a name [...]
Category: saints, general
Saint Jerome and life
Since it is the Feast of Saint Jerome, and I found the most amazing picture back in August, I'm putting it up here again. It's from a museum in Vienna, painted by Rubens, Saint Jerome in the Vestments of a Cardinal Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie Room XIII This picture is rare in that an art historian friend says [...]
Saints of September 16
I went to look up the saints for September 16 and oh, my! Some times when I do this the saints are obscure to me. Not so much this time. These were some amazing people. Start with Saint Cyprian of Carthage. He was a bishop in Carthage who survived the persecutions of Emperor Decius in [...]
Have a little eye candy
I went to a large funeral yesterday and got to visit with wonderful people. I collected first blessings from some new priests and had an amazing day. It's a spectacular glimpse into a different world to spend time with this particular group. Meanwhile, back at the writing ranch, I'm slowly sorting out my heroine's problem. [...]
Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Suburban Banshee wrote a lovely column here https://suburbanbanshee.wordpress.com/?wref=bif about the reading for Sunday, June 29th, celebrating the Solemnity of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Her discussion is both hilarious and informative. The reading from Acts 12:5-17 is about the rescue of Saint Peter from the dungeons of Herod, after Herod had executed Saint James the [...]