Look at this beautiful new painting of Blessed Eleanor Arcangela! It was painted by an Italian artist—Mario Manzalini—who lives near the Carmelite Monastery Bd. Eleanor established in Montova (Mantua), Italy in 1492.   Blessed Eleanor Arcangela by Mario Manzalini—2023 At the bottom right hand corner of the exquisite painting, if you look real closely, you can see (Mario) Manzalini's very faint signature. Ten Things to Know About Blessed Eleanor Arcangela: 1) She was born Eleanora Girlani in Trino, Italy in 1460. 2) Bd. Eleanor Arcangela planned to become a ..read more

St. Philemon shares a memorial with his wife Apphia; it's on the earliest day possible for Thanksgiving - November 22. I like to think of their kind support to Paul, all the work they did in keeping a House Church in Colossae—work that has left a wonderful and huge ripple effect on the Church. It always strikes me how so much of the early church was established in what-is-now Turkey! How I would love to see those Colossae ruins!  St. Philemon, Who Saw a Slave Become His Brother National Catholic Register — November, 2021 Nine Days with St. Philemon Saints of the Bible ..read more

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Stained Glass Window from St. Mary's of the Lake Church in Ontario, NY Saints of the Bible Cards ..read more

A favorite saint of mine ... thanks to one of my grandsons! St. Warren of Palestrina Feast Day: February 6   It's quite tricky to find a good image of St. Warren (San Guarino in Italian; S. Guarinus in Latin). Those in the Public Domain are so old and with poor definition. So I prayed for an artist, and stumbled upon a video clip of my niece doing beautiful artwork on TikTok! I gave her some information on St. Warren / San Guarino / S. Guarinus and she got to work! It's just perfect! I love it! It highlights St. Warren's humility and compassion for the poor. You can see the Ital ..read more

On our little ranch, we have a little area called the "Neat-And-Tidy-Forest." It's a small area where we've trimmed up some shrubby bushes/trees to make it look like a fun little forest. In our Neat-And-Tidy-Forest, I put up icons and tiles of the patron saints of my children and grandchildren. My oldest son's sweet mother-in-law got us started on this project and we decided to keep it going!  We have a sweet granddaughter named Eleanor—and many have connected the name Eleanor to Helena. So, she's been given St. Helena as her patron saint. However, I felt inspired to find a Saint Eleanor ..read more

So many love St. Jude, but few can really imagine who he was! We just run to him for those desperate times, and then move on. The King of Edessa story was fun to learn, to round out an understanding of this great saint.  St. Jude with Abgar V of Edessa An Encaustic Painting (Hot Wax Painting); c. after 944 St. Jude 11460 Fresco - Bavaria, Germany Judas, not the Iscariot, said to him, “Master, [then] what happened that you will reveal yourself to us and not to the world?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, a ..read more

  St. David the King Playing the Harp by Johann Friedrich Glocker; 1754 “Then all the elders of Israel came to the King in Hebron, and at Hebron King David made a covenant with them in the presence of the LORD; and they anointed him king over Israel. David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.”  —2 Samuel 5:3-4 St. David the King — The Spirit of the Lord Rushed Upon Him National Catholic Register - December, 2021 A Biblical Novena to St. David the King Saints of the Bible Cards ..read more

  Bible Journaling with the Holy Innocents Nativity Saints ~A Bible Study Guide~ Saints of the Bible Cards ..read more

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