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Tag: reflection
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Jesus’ Call To Repent
Pope Saint John Paul II (1920 – 2005) Pope Saint John Paul was born the youngest of three children at Wadowice, Poland. His younger sister died before he was born and his mother, a teacher, died in childbirth when he was eight years old. His older brother, a physician, died when he was 13 from…
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Jesus On Reading The Signs
St John of Capistrano (1386 – 1456)) St John was born at Capistrano, Italy. He studied Law at Perugia University and was appointed Governor of Perugia. As Governor, his efforts to establish peace between warring factions led to his imprisonment. In captivity, he studied theology with St Bernardine of Siena and, following his release, he joined…
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Jesus’ Call To Faithful Stewardship
St Paul of the Cross (1694 – 1775) St Paul of the Cross was born the son of a wealthy merchant at Ovada, Italy. At 19, he started to actively follow a religious life, having been influenced by the writings of St Francis and the teachings of the Capuchin Order. He devoted much of his prayer…
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Jesus’ Call to Faithful Stewardship
St’s John Brebeuf, Isaac Jogues, Priests & Companions The Canadian Martyrs were a group of eight Jesuit missionaries executed between 1642 and 1649. The Jesuits worked throughout the world spreading Christianity. Like many missionaries they were not always welcomed and, with other foreigners, they were often believed to bring death and disease. Although foreigners did…
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The Mission of the Seventy-Two
St Luke The Evangelist (AD 84) St Luke was born in Antioch, possibly a Gentile, but converted to Christianity. He was a Doctor by profession and also an artist, creating more than 600 pictures which included the Blessed Virgin Mary, St Peter, St Paul and depictions of many Gospel events. St Luke was one of the…
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Jesus Is Asked To Be Arbitrator
St Ignatius of Antioch (Approx.35 – 107) St Ignatius was an early convert to Christianity soon after the crucifixion and death of Jesus. Tradition holds that St Ignatius was one of the many small children whom Jesus personally took in his arms and blessed. He was a student and follower of St John the Apostle. St…
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The Parable Of The Persistent Widow
St Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647 – 1690) St Margaret Mary was born the only daughter in a large family at L’Hautecour, France. She made her First Communion at nine years. Soon after she was confined to bed, due to severe rheumatic fever. At 14, St Margaret made a vow to dedicate her life to the Blessed…
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Jesus Warns, Fear God And Not Man
St Teresa of Avila or St Teresa of Jesus (1515 – 1582) St Teresa was born at Avila, Spain. Her mother died when she was 14, “Prompting her to embrace a deeper devotion to the Virgin Mary as her spiritual mother”. St Teresa entered a cloistered life with the Augustinian Order. While there, her health deteriorated…
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Jesus Warns, Fear God And Not Man
Pope Saint Callixtus (Died 223) St Callixtus was Pope and Bishop of Rome from 218 until his death, five years later. Soon after his appointment, St Callixtus allowed many converts from other Religions and Christians who had previously left the Church for fear of execution by the Romans, to return without performing an expected public…