Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day St. Basil the Great St. Basil the Great was born at Caesarea of Cappadocia in 330. He was one of ten children of St. Basil the Elder and St. Emmelia. Several of his brothers and sisters are honored among the saints. He attended school in Caesarea, as well as Constantinople and Athens, where he became acquainted with St. Gregory Nazianzen in 352. A little later, he opened a school of oratory in Caesarea and practiced law. Eventually he decided to become a monk and found a monastery in Pontus which he directed for five years. He wrote a famous monastic rule which ... Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Adelard St. Caspar del Bufalo St. Gregory Nazianzus St. Adalard of Corbie St. Argeus St. Aspasius St. Blidulf St. Seraphim of Sarov St. Artaxus St. Martinian St. Munchin Bl. Guillaume Repin Bl. Marie-Anne Vaillot Bl. Odilia Baumgarten Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Genevieve St. Genevieve was born about the year 422, at Nanterre near Paris. She was seven years old when St. Germain of Auxerre came to her native village on his way to great Britain to combat the heresy of Pelagius. The child stood in the midst of a crowd gathered around the man of God, who singled her out and foretold her future sanctity. At her desire the holy Bishop led her to a church, accompanied by all the faithful, and consecrated her to God as a virgin. When Attila was reported to be marching on Paris, the inhabitants of the city prepared ... Read More » Most Popular Hey Science! Tornadoes, hurricanes hit all-time low for US, ice cap returns, where's your global warming now? Read More   Boy Scouts to allow self professing homosexual young men as members this week Read More   A&E Backs Down, Phil Robertson Suspension Lifted, Duck Dynasty, True Tolerance Triumph Read More   Duck Dynasty and the GQ Interview of Phil Robertson: Rejecting Political Correctness Read More   The secret to Pope Francis' fame REVEALED 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