...the outbreak of new wars, …or petty power struggles over partisan interests, we may be tempted to conclude that our world is losing its heart.’ The most decisive question we...
Do I have a heart?
Blessed Stanley Rother
...of the Tz’utujil, who are decedents of the Mayans. Father Rother learned Spanish and the Tz’utujil language in Guatemala. He celebrated Mass in their language and helped translate the New...
St. Rose of Lima
...her love of God. Patronage: Against vanity; Americas; Central America; embroiderers; florists; gardeners; India; Latin America; needle workers; New World; people ridiculed for their piety; Peru; Philippines; diocese of Santa...
Why is Lent 40 Days?
...Forty is typically indicative of a time of testing, trial, penance, purification, and renewal. The number forty is used many times in both the Old and New Testaments: Mark 1:12-15:...