Today is Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. Symbolized by the imprint of ashes on our forehead, to remind us that from dust we came, and to dust we will return. Somebody at the office: “I saw on the news, a place where people can get ashes in a drive-thru!” Me: “Well I guess the […]
Life and Martyrdom It is well documented that St. Agatha was martyred, and there was widespread veneration of her in the early church, but the rest of her life is obscured by the mists of time. Sources say she died in 251 or 253 A.D. in Catania, a city on the Italian island of Sicily […]
Here I am Lord, I come to do your will. Grant we beseech thee oh Lord, the prayers we offer for the repose of the souls of mom and dad, Richard, Father Dana, Father Patu, Brother Anthony, my brother Knights who have gone before me, including Richard, Frank, and Rob, and all the pour souls […]
