by Deb McCoy | Mar 13, 2016 | All
MARCH 13 is the traditional memorial of ST. EUPHRASIA (+410).Husband and wife, Antigonus and Euphrasia, noble and of royal blood, were a young couple. He was in the employment of Emperor Theodosius the Younger. After the birth of their daughter, Euphrasia, the couple...
by Deb McCoy | Mar 13, 2016 | All
Dear Lee,I am fairly active on Facebook. I have friends and family all over the world. We chat, mostly about politics and religion. A few days ago, I received an entry addressing something that Pope Francis had stated a few days previous. According to this entry, Pope...
by Deb McCoy | Mar 9, 2016 | All
Pope Fabian was martyred by the emperor Decius on January 20, 250. The persecuction of Christians was extreme for the next fourteen months, and the Chair of Peter remained vacant. About March, 251, the persecution lessened, probably because Decius was away, trying to...
by Deb McCoy | Mar 7, 2016 | All
MARCH 8 is the traditional feast day of St. John of God (+1550).The story of this saint’s life has got to be the story of one of the most impulsive men ever to have lived. John was this way from a very young age. When he was only eight, an itinerant priest came...
by Deb McCoy | Mar 6, 2016 | All
MARCH 7 is the traditional feast day of ST. THOMAS AQUINAS (+1274), this being the anniversary of his death. However, in 1969, it was decided that since the date usually fell in Lent, they would change his feast day to January 28. However, we will discuss him...
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