Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day Bl. John of Parma John Buralli, the seventh minister general of the Franciscans, was born at Parma in the year 1209, and he was already teaching logic there when at the age of twenty-five, he joined the Franciscans. He was sent to Paris to study and, after he had been ordained, to teach and preach in Bologna, Naples and Rome. He preached so well that crowds of people came to hear his sermons, even very important persons flocked to hear him.  In the year 1247, John was chosen Minister General of the Order of Franciscans. He had a very difficult task ... Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Cuthbert St. Alexandra and Companions St. Anastasius XVI St. Archippus St. Benignus St. Urbitius St. Wulfram of Sens St. William of Penacorada St. Tetricus St. Herbert of Derwentwater St. John, Sergius, & Companions St. Martin of Braga St. Nicetas St. Paul and Companions St. Photina St. Josef Bilczewski St. Maria Josefa Sancho de Guerra Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Enda Legend has him an Irishman noted for his military feats who was convinced by his sister St. Fanchea to renounce his warring activities and marry. When he found his fiancee dead, he decided to become a monk and went on pilgrimage to Rome, where he was ordained. He returned to Ireland, built churches at Drogheda, and then secured from his brother-in-law King Oengus of Munster the island of Aran, where he built the monastery of Killeaney, from which ten other foundations on the island developed. With St. Finnian of Clonard, Enda is considered the ... Read More » Most Popular Bet you didn't know these 10 things about St. Patrick and Ireland! Read More   Church must reconcile divorce and remarriage, German cardinal says Read More   Polish Bishops and Pope Francis Expose the Gender Identity Movement Read More   A Barren Heart: God is in the Desert Read More   Kicking the Devil in the Gut! Courageous Archbishop John Nienstedt Survives False Abuse Allegation 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