ZIMBABWE – Forty years ago, John Randal Bradburne refused to leave his ministry with the lepers of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during the country’s civil war. He served the Mutemwa leper colony for ten years, and was eventually kidnapped and shot. Today is the...
Looking for WiFi names that will give your Catholic neighbors and friends a good laugh? Look no further. 1. LAN does not live on bread alone But on every byte of wisdom that comes forth from the mouth of God. 2. City of Dis Waiting for the page to load is the sixth...
When Saint Ignatius of Loyola was thirty years old, his promising military career came to a crashing halt. After taking a cannonball to the leg in 1521, he spent his recovery time reading through books on the life of Christ and the saints. Inspired by the witness of...
Most of us know that Saint Joseph is the patron saint of fathers. Turning to Saint Francis with an animal-related petition? Common knowledge. But how much do you know about obscure saint patronages? Test your knowledge with this fun quiz!
OMAHA—Father Edward J. Flanagan, the founder of Boys Town, is one step closer to becoming a canonized saint. The Postito, a summary of the volume of records on Father Flanagan’s life, was presented to the Congregation for the Cause of Saints this week....
