Saints
St. Jude Miraculous Intervention: Transforming My Texas DPS Visit
As a convert to Catholicism, I must admit that Saint Jude was not a saint I had called on for intercession in the past. Sure, I had heard references to St. Jude as someone who could help with “impossible causes,” but prior to my becoming Catholic, I had little experience with saints other than my lifelong odd relationship with St. Michael the Archangel and a growing awareness of my guardian angel. But even more so, who thought the opportunity to meet St. Jude would be at the Texas DPS?
Discovering St. Michael’s Lent: The Forgotten 40 Days Saint Francis Adored
Are you ready for St. Michael’s Lent? I don’t know about you, but I find the ultra-hot days of summer leave me spent both spiritually and physically exhausted. The idea of a forty-day, intense Lenten-like devotion may not be attractive. Fortunately, the month of August lays the promise of fall and Advent with this little-known […]
St. Agnes of Rome, Is She a Modern Saint for Today?
St. Agnes of Rome, a young girl about the age of 12 or 13 achieved martyrdom on January 21, 304. She is as much a modern saint for today as she ever was. Through the centuries, Christians have looked to this young woman as an example of uncommon virtue not only for her deep love […]
Why is Saint Theodosia of Constantinople Important Today?
Who is Saint Theodosia of Constantinople? Saint Theodosia of Constantinople gave her life in defense of a famed 400-year old bronze icon of Jesus Christ positioned above Constantinople’s Bronze Gates. The icon became a target when the the iconoclast ruler ordered it destroyed. Modern iconoclasm demands the prayers of St. Theodosia of Constantinople once again. […]