The actions of these two influential Jewish leaders give insight into the charismatic power of Jesus and his teachings and the risks that could be involved in following him. Joseph was a respected, wealthy civic leader who had become a disciple of Jesus. Following the death of Jesus, Joseph obtained Jesus’ body from Pilate, wrapped …
St. John the Baptist has two feasts in the Liturgical Calendar of the Church. One, in August, celebrates his death, and one in June, celebrates his birth. Herod is to Joh while Pilate is to Jesus. Like Pilate, out of cowardice and fear, led them to commanding death of an innocent man. According to Saint …
St. Augustine was born in Thagaste in Africa of a Berber family. He was brought up a Christian but left Church early and spent a great deal of time seriously seeking the truth by observing different heretical practices, until at length, through the prayers of his mother, St. Monica, and the teachings of St. Ambrose …
St. Monica was born in Thagaste, Africa of a Christian Family. Although she was a Christian, her parents gave her in marriage to a pagan, Patricius, and among her children was St. Augustine. Patricius had some redeeming features, but he had a violent temper and was licentious. Monica also had to bear with a cantankerous …
Bregwin, Bregowine, or Breguivine was a medieval Archbishop of Canterbury. Little is known of his origins or his activities as an archbishop, although a number of stories were told about his possible origins after the Norman conquest in 1066. There are no records of him prior to his becoming archbishop. He possibly owed his elevation …
From Aragon where he was born in 1556, to Rome where he died 92 years later, fortune alternately smiled and frowned on the work of Joseph Calasanz. A priest with university training in canon law and theology, respected for his wisdom and administrative expertise, he put aside his career because he was deeply concerned with …
He was born at Cana and brought by the Apostle Philip to meet Jesus. Nothing further is known for certain. Eusebius speaks of him in India, but the Roman Martyrology has him martyred in Armenia, skinned alive according to the Persian custom. Because his relics were enshrined on the island in the Tiber that is …
The first canonized saint of the New World has one characteristic of all saints—the suffering of opposition—and another characteristic which is more for admiration than for imitation—excessive practice of mortification. She was born to parents of Spanish descent in Lima, Peru, at a time when South America was in its first century of evangelization. She …
Pope Pius XII established this feast in 1954. But Mary’s queenship has roots in Scripture. At the Annunciation, Gabriel announced that Mary’s Son would receive the throne of David and rule forever. At the Visitation, Elizabeth calls Mary “mother of my Lord.” As in all the mysteries of Mary’s life, she is closely associated with …
Pope Pius X is perhaps best remembered for his encouragement of the frequent reception of Holy Communion, especially by children. He is the second of 10 children in a poor Italian family, Joseph Sarto became Pius X at age of 68. He was one of the 20th century’s greatest popes. Ever mindful of his humble …
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