Category Archives: e-Formation

St. Isidore, The Farmer

Saint Isidore the Farmer’s real name was Isidro de Merlo y Quintana. He was born in the year 1070 AD in Madrid. His parents were poor but very devout.  Many marvelous happenings accompanied his lifelong work in the fields and continued long after his death. He was favored with celestial visions and, it is said, the angels sometimes helped…
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Acts of the Apostles

The book of Acts is an important book for understanding the actions of the apostles, mostly Paul and Peter, after Jesus's ascension into Heaven. It helps us understand how we can be directed by the Holy Spirit and the role of Jesus' lessons in our lives. This is the story of Christianity's beginnings and how evangelism played…
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Eastertide

Eastertide is the time of new life. It reminds us of the new life of our Savior - living forever a life which belongs no longer to the earth and which one day we shall share with Him in heaven. And it is the hope of new life in our own lives — from Christ…
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Holy Week

What is Holy Week? Holy Week is an important time for Christians throughout the world. Holy Week, the final week of Lent, begins on Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter. Holy Week is a time when Catholics gather to remember and participate in the Passion of Jesus Christ. The Passion was the final period of…
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