Apr

23

A Silent Herald of Unity

April 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment

A Silent Herald of Unity - The Life of Maria Gabriella Sagheddu
 Cistercian Studies Series
 by Martha Driscoll
This book is a short biography of the life of Maria Gabriella Sagheddu. She was a peasant girl from Sardinia who was not very religious as a child. And when she became a teenager chose to live a simple monastic […]

Apr

23

Adoro Te Devote

April 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment

One of the five beautiful hymns St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) composed in honor of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament at Pope Urban IV’s (1261-1264) request when the Pope first established the Feast of Corpus Christi in 1264. The hymn is found in the Roman Missal as a prayer of thanksgiving after Mass. A partial indulgence […]

Apr

23

Saint of the Day - Saint George

April 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Pictures of St. George usually show him killing a dragon to rescue a beautiful lady. The dragon stands for wickedness. The lady stands for God’s holy truth. St. George is slaying the dragon because he has won the battle against the devil.
Not much is known about St. George except that he was a martyr. He […]