Feast of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross - Edith Stein

Today is the Feast day of a most remarkable woman of the 20th century, Edith Stein, now known as St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. You can read about her on the link provided. She is truly a model of true Christian feminism for our culture today.

http://www.secondexodus.com/html/patronsaints/stteresabenedicta.htm

Portiuncula Indulgence!

Here is a great link that talks about this beautiful devotion. God's mercy and love awaits us in the Sacrament of Confession.

http://www.franciscanfriarstor.com/archive/stfrancis/stf_portuncula_indulgence.htm

50 Maxims for becoming a Saint! (from St Alphonsus...

I came across this on another blog site. These maxims from St. Alphonsus Ligouri seem so simple, yet so challenging. They are worthy of meditation and seem certainly doable.

Canterbury Tales by Taylor Marshall: 50 Maxims for becoming a Saint! (from St Alphonsus...: "I've recently come to love Saint Alphonsus Liguori. Here are his '50 Maxims.' Print them out and paste them next to your mirror so that you..."