SAINTS
by Deb McCoy | Jun 23, 2020 | Saints
On June 24, we celebrate the birthday of the cousin and precursor of Jesus Christ, St John the Baptist. Today we examine why June 24. The most simplistic reason is that it is 6 months before the birth of Christ. If you will remember, on March 25, the Annunciation, the...
by Deb McCoy | Jun 13, 2020 | Saints
JUNE 13 is the traditional memorial of ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA (+1231). St. Anthony was the first teacher of the Franciscan Order, a fascinating preacher, a priest, and a declared Doctor of the Church. St. Anthony was born in 1195, in Lisbon, Portugal. His parents were...
by Deb McCoy | Jun 11, 2020 | Saints
JUNE 11 is the traditional memorial of ST. BARNABAS (1st CENTURY), one of the very early Christian Jews. Barnabas’ real name was either Joseph, or Joses, the Greek form. He was a Hellenic Jew, born on Cyprus. He was a Levite, therefore trained to be a teacher of the...
by Deb McCoy | Jun 1, 2020 | Popes, Saints
Nicholas is renowned as a consolidator of papal authority. He pushed the influence of the Church on historical development of the papacy and its influence on Western Europe. His view was that a pope should have suzerainty over all Christians, even royalty, in matters...
by Deb McCoy | May 26, 2020 | Saints
MAY 26 is the feast day of ST. PHILIP NERI (+1595), the “Second Apostle of Rome.” Filippo Neri was born July 21, 1515 in Florence, one of four children. His father was Francesco Neri, an aristocrat in service of the government. The family were relatively religious,...
by Deb McCoy | May 16, 2020 | Saints
St. Simon Stock receiving the scapular from Our Lady MAY 16 is the traditional memorial of ST. SIMON STOCK (+1265). Little about St. Simon comes from contemporary records. Much was written one hundred years, or more, later and it is hard to distinguish which is real...
