Who the Heck Are These Guys? 4 Saints I Have Never Heard of Before
You might never have heard of these saints, so let’s change that.
Tom Perna is the Director of Mission and Hospitality in Dining Services at the University of Mary in Bismarck, ND. In this position, he enhances and develops Catholic culture and Benedictine hospitality within the dining options on campus. Since 2012, Tom has been writing on this website – TomPerna.org. When he is not working or writing, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two boys.
You might never have heard of these saints, so let’s change that.
“All guests to the monastery should be welcomed as Christ because he will say, ‘I was a stranger, and you took me in.’” — St. Benedict
Enjoy the holiday season with a good drink and a proper toast!
When I hear Saint Peter Chrysologus’ nickname, “Golden-Worded”, my mind automatically transports me back to the 1995 James Bond film, GoldenEye.
“It is the task of the Holy Spirit to put into the disciples’ hearts the same joy that Jesus had, the joy of faithfulness to the love which comes from the Father.”
Do you know the history of one of our sweetest anthipons?
“Give me an army that prays the Rosary and I will conquer the world.”
He is known as the patron of bees, beekeepers, and candlemakers, but also known as the Patron of the Veneration of Mary.
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Around the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time we celebrate the memorial for a saint and Doctor of the Church that probably many people do not know: Saint Lawrence of Brindisi. He was born Cesare De Rossi in Brindisi, Italy, within the kingdom of Naples in 1559. He received his first education from the Conventual Franciscans …