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The Storm, the Whirlwind, and the Earthquake

February 20, 2023 By Scott Robinson Leave a Comment

“Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.” —Frederick Douglass

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, saints, women

Absalom Jones: Life Can Be More

February 13, 2023 By Tim Gavin Leave a Comment

It takes a person of strong character to perform acts of charity for a community that directs its animosity, disrespect, and racism towards his people.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Absalom Jones, Black History Month, Black Lives Matter

Agatha of Sicily and Celebrating Whole Womanhood

February 5, 2023 By Ryan Kuratko Leave a Comment

Maybe you, like me, are surprised to see Pamela Anderson in a Christian education blog.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: abuse, martyrdom, patron saints, saints, teenagers, teens, women

Searching for Saint Brigid

February 1, 2023 By Lauren Kuratko Leave a Comment

Mame LOVED Saint Brigid.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: brigid, grandparents, ireland, spiritual practice

A Window into Heaven – and Here

January 29, 2023 By Mary Lee Wile Leave a Comment

Some years ago I took a retreat among the brothers at the Society of St. John the Evangelist that focused on icons.

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Filed Under: Prayer, Saints Tagged With: art, icons, Prayer, SSJE

Explaining What We Believe

January 28, 2023 By Scott Robinson Leave a Comment

The priest, whose classmates had called him “the dumb ox” because of his huge stature and quiet demeanor, was Thomas Aquinas.

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Timothy, Titus, and Beloved Underdogs

January 26, 2023 By Lindsay Barrett-Adler Leave a Comment

Timothy and Titus were not fresh out of central casting for their roles. They were unlikely leaders. They were underdogs.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: saints, sports, St. Timothy, St. Titus

When You Can’t Follow Your Call

January 24, 2023 By Samantha Vincent-Alexander Leave a Comment

I went to Princeton Theological Seminary as a Roman Catholic woman.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: anglican communion, cloud of witnesses, priesthood, War

The Larger than Life Ministry of Phillips Brooks

January 23, 2023 By Kit Lonergan 2 Comments

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: church history, cloud of witnesses, The Episcopal Church

Saint Peter and the Pressure to Be the Rock

January 18, 2023 By Margaret Ellsworth 1 Comment

I bet there is a “strong one” in your family: the rock on whom the rest of your family can depend.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Saints Tagged With: Disney, Feast of the Confession of St. Peter, parenting

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