Philip and James were both Apostles, chosen by Jesus to follow him and to continue his work of building the Kingdom of God. We celebrate their feast on the same day because, although they died at different times and in different places, their bodies were moved and are buried together in the Church of the [...]
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Raised in a farm family in Spain, Joseph entered the seminary in 1876 when he was only twelve years old. After ordination, he worked as a parish priest and was a professor at the seminary in Madrid.
When we talk about Athanasius, we use two important words–orthodoxy and heresy. Orthodoxy means right belief. Heresy means false belief. Athanasius was born in about A.D. 297 in Alexandria, Egypt. When he grew up, he became the bishop there. Then he spent the rest of his life defending one true belief of the Church–the divinity of [...] The Gospels of Matthew, Luke, and John tell us everything we know about Joseph, the husband of Jesus’ mother, Mary. But the importance of Joseph’s part in God’s plan is first found in the Book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. Through the prophet Isaiah, God promises to send a Messiah to save all people. [...] Mariana Navarro was born in Madrid, Spain. She was the oldest of six children and the only girl. After her mother died, it became Mariana’s responsibility to care for her brothers. She loved them all very much and tried her best to be like a [...] St. Anselm Anselm’s desire to become a monk led him from his childhood home in Italy to a famous monastery in France. He studied the great writers of the Church, including St. Augustine, and spent much of his time teaching and writing important books that explained some of the deepest mysteries of our faith. It [...] Pope Leo IX was the first pope who worked for reform in the Church. He was born in 1002 and given the name Bruno at Baptism. He was educated at a school for the children of Germany’s royal families and taught by the bishop of [...] The man we now call the “St. Francis of the Americas” began life as a poor shepherd. He often lived in a cave. As he cared for the sheep, he spent his time growing closer to God in prayer. He longed to travel to Guatemala City, where he hoped he could earn a better living. Peter [...] Imagine seeing our Blessed Mother not just once, but eighteen times! That is the blessing Bernadette Soubirous was given in 1858. One day, Bernadette, her sister, and a friend were gathering firewood near their home in Lourdes, France. Suddenly a lovely Lady dressed in blue and white appeared to Bernadette above a rose bush in [...] St. Vincent Ferrer Vincent Ferrer, the most gifted preacher of his time, often gave his sermons outdoors because no church could hold the huge crowds that came to hear him speak about God’s love and forgiveness. Vincent was born in Spain in 1357. He joined the Dominican Order when he was nineteen. It was a difficult [...] |
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