Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day St. Teresa of Avila Less than twenty years before Teresa was born in 1515, Columbus opened up the Western Hemisphere to European colonization. Two years after she was born, Luther started the Protestant Reformation. Out of all of this change came Teresa pointing the way from outer turmoil to inner peace. Teresa's father was rigidly honest and pious, but he may have carried his strictness to extremes. Teresa's mother loved romance novels but because her husband objected to these fanciful books, she hid the books from him. This put Teresa in the middle -- ... Read More » More Saints of the Day Bl. Victoria Strata St. Severus St. Flavia St. Agileus St. Antiochus St. Aurelia of Strasbourg St. Thecla of Kitzingen St. Sabinus St. Callistus St. Cannatus St. Euthymius the Younger St. Fortunatus St. Leonard Vandoeuvre Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Gerard Majella St. Gerard Majella, religious, is the patron of expectant mothers. He was born at Muro, Italy, in 1726 and joined the Redemptorists at the age of 23, becoming a professed lay brother in 1752. He served as sacristan, gardener, porter, infirmarian, and tailor. However, because of his great piety, extraordinary wisdom, and his gift of reading consciences, he was permitted to counsel communities of religious women. This humble servant of God also had the faculties of levitation and bi-location associated with certain mystics. His charity, ... Read More » Most Popular Obama's Campaign of Pain leaves families of fallen soldiers without deserved 'death gratuities' Read More   SERIOUSLY? National Park Service spitefully removes handles from water fountains Read More   The Myths and Truth about Childhood Vaccines Read More   Insanity or is the Obama administration targeting Catholics: Priests who minister to troops during shutdown risk arrest Read More   NO ENTRY FOR GAYS: Muslim countries to perform forced tests on tourists to determine if they're gay or not Read More     News | Catholic Life | PRWire | Encyclopedia | Bible | Prayers | Vocations | Saints & Angels © Copyright 2012 Catholic Online. This e-mail is never sent unsolicited. You have received this Catholic Online e-mail because you subscribed to it or someone forwarded it to you. To opt out, see the links below. TO ADVERTISE For information on advertising at Catholic Online, please contact Advertising Sales. TO SUBSCRIBE If this email has been forwarded to you and would like a subscription, please sign up for Catholic Online Newsletters. Remove your e-mail address from our list. We respect your right to privacy. View our policy. This e-mail was sent by: Catholic Online, P.O. Box 9686 Bakersfield, CA 93389 USA