CATHOLIC LIFE COACH

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ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 14 St. Maximilian Kolbe was born Raymund Kolbe in 1894. Born in Poland, Kolbe had an apparition from the Virgin Mary at the...
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Culture

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Mary Tellier -
A few days before the Fourth of July (and less than two weeks before my due date for baby #6), a severe windstorm knocked...
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ST. JANE FRANCES DE CHANTAL

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 12 St. Jane Frances de Chantal was born in the 16th century in Dijon, France. Because her mother died when she was very...
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ST. CLARE OF ASSISI

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 11 St. Clare of Assisi was a contemporary of St. Francis, and was inspired by his preaching to join the Benedictines at the...
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ST. LAWRENCE

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FEAST: AUGUST 10 Little is known about St. Lawrence, but there is legend of his martyrdom under the Emperor Valerian. Lawrence was a deacon for...
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ST. TERESA BENEDICTA OF THE CROSS

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 9 St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross was born Edith Stein in 1891. A Jew born in Poland, Edith was the youngest of...
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ST. DOMINIC

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 8 St. Dominic was born at the end of the 12th century into a wealthy family. His mother was Blessed Joan of Aza....
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Spirituality & Devotion

SHARING THE GOSPEL PERSON TO PERSON

Jason Gawaldo -
It can be tempting to think that a big event at the parish is what will bring people to hear the Gospel. It’s the...
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ST. JOHN VIANNEY

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 4 St. John Vianney, or the Cure de Ars, was born during the French Revolution which rendered Catholicism illegal. He received all of...
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