St. Gregory, the Saint of Three Names
Today, we celebrate St. Gregory of Nazianzus. And I’ll have to admit that I sometimes struggle to understand exactly which Gregory this St. Gregory is. There are so many Gregories! Today, I want to go through the Gregories, at least some of them, and clear up my own...
The Lord’s Wise Handmaiden: Melania the Younger
Today is the feastday of St. Melania the Younger. She was named after her grandmother, whose husband and son were both Roman senators. Melania the Elder was also wealthy in her own right, and her charity rivaled that of St. Nicholas of Myra. She supported churches and...
Saint Nicholas and the Mouse of Myra: A Review
I picked up a copy of Saint Nicholas and the Mouse of Myra by Jay Stoeckl, OFS, because the idea of a graphic novel telling the story of St. Nicholas intrigued me. And I guess I’m still intrigued by the idea, but not so much by this particular book. Unwelcome...
Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins: A Review
Of all the stories that we tell about St. Nicholas, the most familiar is probably the one that Jim Forest retells in Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins. The Story of the Poor Man and His Three Daughters It’s the story about a poor man who had three daughters. In...THE MAGIC OF BOOKS
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