Father Grande was known as a champion of the poor and the oppressed at a time when El Salvador was on the threshold of a civil war, a war that eventually killed over 70,000 people.
Saints
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How the Buddha became a popular Christian saint
Two of medieval Europe’s most popular saints, Barlaam and Josaphat, were in fact Christianized versions of the Buddha.
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Pope Francis will canonize Pope Paul VI this year
An Italian newspaper reported that the canonization is likely to happen in October.
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Searching for Our Lady of Grace in the rust belt
Our Feb. 7th guest is Sonja Livingston, author of several books of literary nonfiction, including the award-winning memoir Ghostbread. We discuss his recent article, What a Rust Belt quest for a missing statue taught me about devotion. We also discuss these articles: Listen this Lent Puerto Rico to receive $11 billion in disaster aid. Advocates […]
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Nun’s recovery recognized as 70th official miraculous healing at Lourdes
In November 2016, the International Medical Committee of Lourdes confirmed the nun’s “unexplained healing, in the current state of scientific knowledge.”
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Cowboy, Engineer, Saint: On the Trail of St. José Brochero
Brochero set out to be a pastor, and in the process became the public servant par excellence.
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Who is Madeleine Delbrêl—the “French Dorothy Day” Pope Francis made venerable this weekend?
Madeleine Delbrêl is a saint for the rest of us.
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Hate Valentines Day? This year, celebrate Ash Wednesday instead
Catholics are being given a reprieve from that most noxious of American holidays: Valentine’s Day.
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Pope Francis recognizes martyrdom of ‘Of Gods and Men’ monks
The seven Trappists and 11 other religious men and women were killed in Algeria in the 1990s.
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Monks killed in Algeria, depicted in ‘Of Gods and Men,’ will soon be beatified
The decree for their beatification should be published sometime in January, Trappist Father Thomas Georgeon said.