Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day St. John of the Cross Born in Spain in 1542, John learned the importance of self-sacrificing love from his parents. His father gave up wealth, status, and comfort when he married a weaver's daughter and was disowned by his noble family. After his father died, his mother kept the destitute family together as they wandered homeless in search of work. These were the examples of sacrifice that John followed with his own great love -- God. When the family finally found work, John still went hungry in the middle of the wealthiest city in Spain. At fourteen, John took ... Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Jucundus St. Spyridon of Tremithius St. Agnellus St. Bartholomew Buonpedoni St. Venantius Fortunatus St. Viator St. Drusus St. Fingar St. Heron St. Justus & Abundius St. Nicasius of Reims St. Matronian St. Pompeius of Pavia St. Nimatullah al-Hardini Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Mary Di Rosa Saint Mary (Paula) Di Rosa December 15 The pounding on the barricaded door of the military hospital sent every heart thudding in terror. In the middle of the war in Brescia (Italy) in 1848, the wounded, sick, and those who cared for them knew what that pounding meant. The shouts from beyond the door came from soldiers, not obeying any command but their inner desire to destroy and plunder. Who could do anything to stop them? The only people here were some Sisters, the Handmaids of Charity, who devoted themselves to helping the sick. The doctors ... Read More » Most Popular Anti-Christian Persecution: Christians Forced out of Business in Colorado and New Mexico Read More   Global Warming? Somebody tell this man why a few degrees of extra warmth are bad Read More   Rush Limbaugh is Wrong, Karen Finney of MSNBC is Nuts: Pope Francis and Capitalism Read More   David and Goliath: Radiance Foundation and Ryan Bomberger Defend Children, Stand Up to the NAACP Read More   Free the Nuns of St. Thekla! Pope, Orthodox Leaders Urge Prayer for Kidnapped Nuns in Syria 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