Saint Philip Neri, “the Second Apostle of Rome,” was well-known for his humorous and unusual penances, including one involving a chicken. His feast day is May 26 (superceded this year by Trinity Sunday).
Saint Frances of Rome (feast day: March 9) didn't sit on the sidelines and expound upon holiness. She rolled up her sleeves and practiced it.
Saint John of God, whose feast we celebrate on March 8, spent his life caring for the sick, poor, and unwanted. His motto was: "Labor without stopping. Do all the good works you can while you still have the time."
Commercials and the media would have us think the Christmas season begins the day after Thanksgiving. Nope.
He set the bar high. He made the presses roll. He was highly revered and now deeply missed.
"I desire that my whole life be but one act of thanksgiving to You, O God," St. Faustina wrote.
The message of Divine Mercy brings a woman back to her faith after many years away. She's since found a creative way to spread Divine Mercy.
January 27 is the feast day of Blessed George Matulaitis. Here is the challenge he set for all of us.
Experiences of God can go beyond words. St. Faustina faced this dilemma in trying to record such experiences in her Diary.
