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A Flickering Lamp, a Living Presence

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Apr. 29 Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church, Memorial

Today is the Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380). She was born Catherine Benincasa in Siena at a date that remains uncertain, was favored with visions from the age of seven. Becoming a tertiary of the Dominican Order, she acquired great influence by her life of prayer and extraordinary mortifications as well as by the spread of her spiritual writings. Her continual appeals for civil peace and reform of the Church make her one of the leading figures of the fourteenth century. Worn out by her mortifications and negotiations she died in Rome on April 29, 1380.

Views Vary Among Prominent US Catholic Clergy on ‘Just-War’ Pronouncements

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Are St. Michael and St. Florian Headed to the Supreme Court?

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Can Unity Be Built Without Truth? Lessons From Sarah Mullally’s Vatican Visit

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St. Gianna Reminds Us to ‘Enjoy the Beautiful Things’ God Gives Us

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