St. Kateri Tekakwitha, or the Lily of the Mohawks, is a very important person for American Catholicism. Here are some facts about her, sure to make you wonder how you didn’t know her so well already. 1. She’s the first Native American to be canonized...
July 4th is the day we celebrate Independence Day in the United States. However, it is also the day, the Church recognizes Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. Although he died at the age of 24, he lived an extraordinary life, proving to us sanctity is possible at any age....
As the saying goes, “nothing is truly lost until mom and St. Anthony can’t find it!” Typically depicted as a young friar holding the child Jesus, holding a book, or a lily, and sometimes juggling all three, St. Anthony of Padua is one of the most...
Saint Monica, patron saint of Mothers, Alcoholics, Married Women, and Conversion. August 27th is her feast day, the day before the feast of St. Augustine. Most things that are widely known about her come from St. Augustine’s Confessions, but I was able to...
Birth Ignatius was born as Ignio (not Ignatius) in the Basque region of Northern Spain, was the youngest of thirteen children. and his mother died when he was seven. He was raised by the wife of a blacksmith. Loyola is the name of the village (and castle) he was born...
