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Margaret of Cortona is the patron saint of single mothers and the homeless. Her story begins in 1247 in Laviano, Tuscany, where she was born into a farming family. Her mother died when Margaret was seven years old and life with her stepmother was very difficult. At age seventeen, Margaret met a young Tuscan nobleman…

Though only the "public sinners" had to engage in this practice, it didn't end after one day. Catholics around the world are familiar with Ash Wednesday, the day and corresponding liturgy that marks the beginning of Lent. On that day the priest imposes ashes on the forehead of the individual while saying the words, "Repent, and…

Through your life of charity toward those around you, you must be like salt. Salt preserves food from corruption. Your life must do the same for others by grace. Salt brings out the flavor of food. You must help bring out Christ in others’ lives. Salt disappears into food. You must do the same by…

This year the first half of the month of February falls during the liturgical season known as Tempus per Annum or Ordinary Time (formerly Time After Epiphany), which is represented by the liturgical color green. Green is a symbol of hope, as it is the color of the sprouting seed and arouses in the faithful the hope of reaping the eternal…