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  • St. Catherine Laboure: November 28

    Today, the Roman Catholic Church commemorates the French saint Catherine (Zoe) Laboure (b. 1806- d. 1876).  Catherine was a farmer’s daughter who grew up in France during turbulent times; and besides the cultural turbulence, the little Zoe, as she was known to her family, experienced personal turbulence when she lost her mother to death at the tender age of nine. At the…

  • Tips from Spiritual Masters

    The spiritual life is a life of combat, and just as in regular military combat there are tips on how to outmaneuver the enemy (in fact, there are entire courses taught, books written, and college-level majors on such military strategies), in a similar vein, there are recorded spiritual tips from priests and saints, experts in spiritual combat, spiritual masters, to assist…