Here is a Benedictine saint who appears in the Benedictine and Ignatius scramble. When I was young, I could have had a motto, “Play and Shirk.” I don’t think I knew the word shirk but it means get out of work and I did a lot of that. When I was considering who to choose […]
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Here is another Benedictine saint who appears in the Benedictine and Ignatius scramble. Frances of Rome was not a typical Benedictine. She was a married woman with three children, but she was a Benedictine oblate. A religious oblate is a person who wants to participate in the life of a religious order while still living
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This is one of the Jesuit saints who appears in the Benedictine and Ignatius scramble. Many people have persevered in their vocation despite great difficulties but how many have walked 3,700 miles to follow the will of God? Bl. Peter Kasui Kibe was born in Japan in 1587, the same year Christian persecutions began. His
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This is one of the Jesuit saints who appear in the Benedictine and Ignatius scramble. At the House of Christ in Chile are these words, “To Father Alberto Hurtado, Apostle of Jesus Christ and servant of the poor, friend of children teacher of youth. Prophet of justice and refuge of the most destitute.” Alberto Hurtado
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This is one of the Benedictine saints who appear in Benedictine and Ignatius scramble. Since I already wrote about him in January, here he is again. If you haven’t had a chance to meet our January saints, they are still just as wonderful in July. Scroll down the page to see them all. Cyprian had
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