by Deb McCoy | Nov 27, 2015 | All
Pope St. Eleutherius was a Greek, son of Habundius, born in Nicopolis, part of what is now Greece, some time after 100 AD. His name means “frank, honest, free-spirited”. Whether that is his real name or a description of the man is unknown. Eleutherius was...
by Deb McCoy | Nov 27, 2015 | Saints
NOVEMBER 27 is the traditional memorial of ST. JAMES INTERCISUS (+c. 421). The story of St James is a very interesting one in the light of the Middle East problems of today. James was a soldier and a favored courtier in the service of King Yazdegerd of Persia. He and...
by Deb McCoy | Nov 15, 2015 | All
NOVEMBER 15 is the traditional memorial of ST. ALBERT THE GREAT (+1280).Albert was born before 1200, probably, 1193, likely in Lauingen, Bavaria. His father was a military officer under the Emperor Frederick II. Sent to the University of Padua for his studies, Albert...
by Deb McCoy | Nov 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
“NOVEMBER 9 is the memorial of the DEDICATION OF ST. JOHN LATERAN BASILICA. As we remember from high school history, Constantine was the emperor of the Western Empire from 306 to 337 AD. His father had been Roman emperor from 305-306. When Constantine took...
by Deb McCoy | Oct 18, 2015 | All
It was 7:30 am. We were on the coast of Prince Edward Island with a trailer and a one hundred pound dog. And he wanted to go for a walk. I grabbed my rosary and shoved it in my pocket then grabbed his lead and took him out.It was a beautiful sunny morning. Until I...
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