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August 2020

August 22, 2020
Andrew the Scot is the brother of St. Brigid, patroness of Ireland. He was born...
August 21, 2020
Pius X might be most well-known as the namesake of the Society of Saint Pius...
August 20, 2020
Bernard, what to say about him. My favorite thing about this great saint is that...
August 19, 2020
Emily Bicchieri was born at Vercelli, Italy on May 3, 1238. She lost her mother...
August 18, 2020
Luis Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga was born in Viña del Mar, Chile on...
August 17, 2020
Jeanne Delanoue was born on June 18, 1666 in Anjoú, France to devoutly Catholic parents....

July 2020

July 31, 2020
Ignatius of Loyola. He's one of the big dogs. You probably know him as one...
July 30, 2020
Peter Chrysologus was a bishop and is a Doctor of the Church known as the...
July 29, 2020
Elton John's song "Tiny Dancer" doesn't seem like it would evoke anything Biblical or holy...
July 29, 2020
Martha Wang Luo Mande was born in 1812 in Zunji, China. She and her husband...
July 28, 2020
Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception is a very special saint. She is the first person...
July 27, 2020
Titus Brandsma was born as Anno Sjoerd Brandsma to Titus Brandsma and Tjitsje Postman on...
July 26, 2020
Bartolomea Capitanio was born on January 13, 1807 in Bergamo, Italy (at the time, northern...
July 25, 2020
Magnericus was born in 522 AD in Trier, Germany but there is not much known...
July 24, 2020
Maria Mercedes Prat was born on March 6, 1880 in Barcelona, Spain; the eldest of...
July 23, 2020
John Cassian is probably the coolest person you didn't know you knew. He is especially...
July 22, 2020
Joseph of Tiberias, venerated as Jospeh of Palestine, was a convert from Judaism. He was...
July 21, 2020
Julia was born in Troyes, France in the third century. She was taken captive by soldiers...
July 20, 2020
Margaret is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Western Rite Orthodox, Anglican, Eastern-Rite...
July 19, 2020
Justa and Rufina were sisters born in 268 and 270 AD, respectively, near Seville, Spain....
July 18, 2020
  Bruno was a reluctant bishop. He didn't really want to be one. He wanted...
July 17, 2020
Hedwig (Jadwiga in Polish) was the first female monarch of Poland. She was the youngest daughter of...
July 16, 2020
Mary Magdalen Postel was born on November 28, 1756, in France and baptized as Julia...
July 15, 2020
James Andrade was a native of Coimbra, Portugal. He entered the Jesuits as a young...
July 14, 2020
Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Native American to be recognized as a saint. This is...
July 13, 2020
Teresa de Los Andes was a discalced Carmelite nun from Chile. She was born Juanita Fernandez...
July 13, 2020
Jason met St. Paul when Paul stayed with him in Salonika. His story is told...
July 11, 2020
Benedict (and his famously saintly twin sister Scholastica) was born to a Roman noble around...
July 10, 2020
Amelia was a saint I didn't know existed until my goddaughter Amelia was born. It...
July 09, 2020
Have I wasted my dreams? Have I missed my chance? Have I squandered what was...
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