I have never read the life of any saint that so affected me as that of Saint Catherine of Siena. The best biography was that of Sigrid Undset on which I based my own short life of Saint Catherine, “I Have Seen … Continue reading
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Catherine of Siena and the Education of Death Row Inmate Jonathan Wayne Nobles
I had read about the drug addict, murderer Jonathan Wayne Nobles some time ago, how he made peace with the mother of one of his two victims, and how he refused any food but the Bread of Life before his … Continue reading
The Fire of Pentecost
Summer begins on my calendar after our May Procession. In meteorological time, it begins June 1. What this means is that the season of summer extends through the warmest months of the year, which in the Northern Hemisphere are June, … Continue reading
I Have Seen the Secrets of God
Stay with me, do not go from me and I will be good. I will die happy. Saint Catherine of Siena By Sigrid Undset Fra Tommaso Caffarini, spiritual son of the mystic saint from Siena, heard about the sorry fate … Continue reading
The Precious Blood and Saint Catherine of Siena
In Brother André’s recent Ad Rem for July, the month dedicated to the Most Precious Blood, he relates the Precious Blood both to the Old Testament figures of the Lamb of God as sacrificial Victim, and to the unbloody “mystery … Continue reading