Archives for August 2019

It's appropriate that we celebrated St. Maximillian Kolbe the day before the Assumption not only because that was the day he died, but because he was known for his ardent devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. When Kolbe was twelve years old, he experienced a vision of the Virgin Mary that … [Read more...] about Assumption at Auschwitz

St. Alphosus Liguori We celebrated two saints this past week who learned to fall upward. We can learn from them. St. Ignatius of Loyola aspired to a career in the military before a canon ball shattered his leg. A book about the lives of the saints was only reading available while he was … [Read more...] about Falling upward