Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day Bl.Teresa of Calcutta The remarkable woman who would be known as Mother Theresa began life named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Born on August 26, 1910 in Skopje, she was the youngest child born to Nikola and Drane Bojaxhiu, Receiving her First Communion at the age of five, she was confirmed in November 1916. Her father died while she was only eight years old leaving her family in financial straits. Gonxha's religious formation was assisted by the vibrant Jesuit parish of the Sacred Heart in which she was very involved as a youth. Subsequently moved to pursue ... Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Bertin St. Alvitus St. Bertinus St. Victorinus Bl. William Browne St. Charbel St. Eudoxius St. Herculanils St. Joseph Canh St. Lawrence Giustiniani St. Romulus St. Quintius St. Obdulia St. Peter Tu St. Joseph Canh Luang Hoang Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Eleutherius A wonderful simplicity and spirit of compunction were the distinguishing virtues of this holy man. He was chosen abbot of St. Mark's near Spoleto, and favored by God with the gift of miracles. A child who was possessed by the devil, being delivered by being educated in his monastery, the Abbot said one day: "Since the child is among the servants of God, the devil dares not approach him." These words seemed to savor of vanity, and thereupon the devil again entered and tormented the child. The Abbot humbly confessed his fault, and ... Read More » Most Popular Forced Abortion of 9 Month Old Child in China: Obama Administration Complicity Read More   Obama Administration Considers Military Action: Pray for the Christians of Syria and Pray for Peace Read More   Sophistry Slouching Toward Apostasy: Response to the Commonweal Essay of Joseph Bottum Read More   Homosexual Marriage at the Dusk of Liberty Read More   Persecuting Christians: The Rise of Judicial Imperialism in the Emerging Imperial State 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