Category: Catholic Calendar

Letters From Readers

Inaccurate statement Steven Rolfes’ article on patron saints [“Saint-What’s-His-Name: Patron of Just-What-You-Need,” November 2010] mentions Saint Joseph and states, “He dealt with everything from a rather rushed marriage…,” which is an inaccurate statement. Mary and Joseph, both practicing Jews, followed the rules of their society, including the rites of the...

Global Good News

Women’s Groups Fighting Poverty Thanks to the vision and commitment of two religious women in San Antonio, Texas, their “sisters” around the world are being empowered to support one another in learning, leadership, and raising their communities’ economic standards of living. In 2001, Sisters Dorothy Ettling and Naomi Hayes, both...