March 10 is the feast day of the 40 martyrs. It’s very appropriate to fall within the Lenten season. Their suffering in the frozen pool is a reminder to take on our chosen penances with courage. The number of 40 martyrs also reminds us of the 40 days Jesus spent...
“Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church” (Col. 1:24). Since becoming Catholic five years ago from Evangelical roots, the Church’s teaching on...
