St. Therese of Lisieux (1873 – 1897)Hidden behind the walls of the Carmelite convent she entered at age fifteen, St. Therese was struck down by tuberculosis in her early twenties. There was nothing remarkable about the young nun, nothing to suggest that she would become one of the most beloved of all the saints. And yet, her “little way,” characterized by the twin virtues of obedience and simplicity, touched so many people that Rome opened her cause for canonization only seventeen years after her death. She was canonized in 1925, proclaimed the universal patron of missions in 1927, and Doctor of the Church by Pope John Paul II in 1997.
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Queen of the Holy Rosary!
Thee as our Queen we greet,
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“As well as drawing down her Son’s grace,
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“Hail to you forever, O virgin mother of God,
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A lawsuit filed in New York City on Wednesday is alleging that an organ donor network not only pressures hospital personnel to declare patients brain dead so that their body parts can be harvested, but even hires "coaches" to train staff on how to persuade families to let their loved ones go.
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A popular Peruvian shaman has finally admitted to police that he buried the body of an American teen who died on one of his retreats after drinking a psychedelic brew.
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A new poll conducted among independents and swing voters in several key battleground states has found that President Barack Obama's stance on social issues will cost him crucial votes.
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“Yes. It is in you,
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Almost 17 million social conservatives are in the process of receiving a voter's guide that clearly lays out the dramatic difference between President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney on both fiscal and social issues.
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New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan has published a
blog decrying the City's plans to provide morning after pills to girls as young as 14 without their parents' knowledge.
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St. Therese of Lisieux (1873 – 1897)