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Saint Scholastica and Sibling Love

I have twin daughters. What a delight (after the first three blurred years) it has been watching them grow up together, becoming their...

The Woman Behind Good King Wenceslaus

I know of no one whose favorite Christmas carol is Good King Wenceslaus, yet it remains a classic. Upon closer examination of the lyrics,...

An Advent Reflection on Saint Joseph to End the Year of Saint Joseph

Photo by Michael O'Sullivan on Unsplash And so, the Year of Saint Joseph comes to an end today, on the Feast of the Immaculate...

Back from the Dead: Lessons from the Saints

Every weekend in October, the seminarians of Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD and the people from surrounding parishes become...

Saint Bartholomew and the Sacrament of Reconciliation

photo by flyingpete (2007) viamorguefile.com Tomorrow is the feast day of Saint Bartholomew. One of the 12 apostles, my husband and I...

The Reluctant Wife who Became a Saint

She always wanted to be a nun. She couldn’t imagine being anything else. Frances, however, lived during a time when marriages were...