Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day St. Margaret of Cortona Margaret of Cortona, penitent, was born in Loviana in Tuscany in 1247. Her father was a small farmer. Margaret's mother died when she was seven years old. Her stepmother had little care for her high-spirited daughter. Rejected at home, Margaret eloped with a youth from Montepulciano and bore him a son out of wedlock. After nine years, her lover was murdered without warning. Margaret left Montpulciano and returned as a penitent to her father's house. When her father refused to accept her and her son, she went to the Friars Minor at Cortona ... Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Aristion St. Athanasius St. Baradates St. Thalassius & Limuneus St. Elwin Bl. John the Saxon St. Raynerius Martyrs of Arabia St. Maximian of Ravenna St. Papias of Hierapolis Bl. Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Polycarp Imagine being able to sit at the feet of the apostles and hear their stories of life with Jesus from their own lips. Imagine walking with those who had walked with Jesus, seen him, and touched him. That was what Polycarp was able to do as a disciple of Saint John the Evangelist. But being part of the second generation of Church leaders had challenges that the first generation could not teach about. What did you do when those eyewitnesses were gone? How do you carry on the correct teachings of Jesus? How do you answer new questions that ... Read More » Most Popular Dare We Hope All Are Saved? When Do We Abandon Hope? Read More   New York State Senator Tim Kennedy: A Morally Incoherent Catholic Denies the Right to Life Read More   Woman sends 100 tweets in an hour about her abortion Read More   Planned Parenthood is An Evil Organization That Takes the Lives of Children Read More   Ugh! Here we go again. Pope Francis speaks, the media jumps to conclusions. Now you don't HAVE to go to Mass, really? Read More     News | Catholic Life | PRWire | Encyclopedia | Bible | Prayers | Vocations | Saints & Angels © Copyright 2014 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