Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day St. John Theristus Benedictine monk, called Theristus or "Harvester." He was of Calabrian lineage, born in Sicily. His mother was a slave of the Saracens. John escaped at a young age and became a monk. Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Adela St. Betto St. Sergius St. Cumine St. Modestus St. Montanus St. Primitiva Bl. Tommaso Maria Fusco Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Tarasius St. Tarasius was subject of the Byzantine Empire. He was raised to the highest honors in the Empire as Consul, and later became first secretary to the Emperor Constantine and his mother, Irene. When being elected Patriarch of Constantinople, he consented to accept the dignity offered to him only on condition that a General Council should be summoned to resolve the disputes concerning the veneration of sacred images, for Constantinople had been separated from the Holy See on account of the war between the Emperors. The Council was held in the ... Read More » Most Popular 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   Dare We Hope All Are Saved? When Do We Abandon Hope? Read More   TOLD YOU SO: Human behavior now causing greatest mass extinction ever, and it's finally hitting you in the wallet 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