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Gianna was born in 1922 in Magenta, Italy.  She grew up in large Catholic family and enjoyed skiing and mountain climbing.  She studied medicine and eventually specialized in pediatrics.  In 1955,...

St. Maximilian Kolbe was born in January 1894 and named Raymund Kolbe. When he was twelve years old, he had a vision of Mary. He said about it, “That night I asked the Mother of God what was to be...

While most would think of these two Saints as the most unlikely pair, St. Therese had a great devotion to St. Joan of Arc, especially in relating her time of sickness to Joan’s time in prison, mak...

Saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers born in the third century in Arabia. Not much is known about their lives except that they were well known physicians at the time. They embraced their Chr...

Jean-baptiste-Marie Vianney, or better known as John Vianney was born May 8, 1786 to Matthieu and Marie in Dardilly, France. It was here that he lived for twenty years being raised up in a beautifu...

Advent Week 4: Dec. 18-24 The Joyful Mysteries   Here we are, the final week of Advent! You may have found it to be a peaceful, reflective season, or you may, like so many of us, have found it to b...

Advent Week 3: Dec. 11-17 The Luminous Mysteries   Advent is filled with imagery of light and darkness. We light wreaths with candles to signify the four weeks of Advent, and as Christmas approache...

Advent Week 2: Dec. 4-10 The Sorrowful Mysteries “Advent’s intention is to awaken the most profound and basic emotional memory within us, namely, the memory of the God who became a child. This is a...

Advent Week 1: Nov. 28-Dec. 3 The Glorious Mysteries   The season of Advent is here! And now… we wait. Much like the months of pregnancy as a woman waits to deliver a child, this season gives us ti...