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Saints for Today: Monica, Mother of St. Augustine (332-387)

Dr. Jean LeeAugust 25, 2016

This consolation experienced by St. Monica and her total abandonment to God can also be ours today if we persevere in patience and trust.

Dr. Jean LeeAugust 17, 2016

He guided popes and kings, bishops and common folk. Because of him, the twelfth century is sometimes called the “Bernardine period.”

Dr. Jean LeeAugust 11, 2016

Francis de Sales called Jane “the perfect woman.”

Dr. Jean LeeJuly 28, 2016

Martha’s great glory is her simple and strong statement of faith in Jesus after her brother, Lazarus’ death.

Dr. Jean LeeJuly 22, 2016

For centuries the popular tradition about St. Joachim and St. Anne has inspired Christians with a message of God’s tender love.

Dr. Jean LeeJune 15, 2016

Governor, husband, priest and Bishop: Paulinus led a life filled with virtuous leadership and was thought of as a saint even in his lifetime.

Dr. Jean LeeJune 2, 2016

Ephrem was largely responsible for demonstrating that poetry and hymns could be a mode of theological discourse.

Dr. Jean LeeMay 12, 2016

The king unleashed his own sword and cut off the head of his own beautiful fifteen-year-old daughter.

The goodness of family and marriage is written on our hearts; everyone longs for family and intimacy.

Dr. Jean LeeMarch 24, 2016

Sister Marie was an outstanding catechist and educator and a tireless apostle.