Ven. Mario Hiriart

Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 6/06/23

Ven. Mario Hiriart

Short Bio - Venerable Mario Hiriart helped develop the Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement in South America. As a civil engineer and devout Catholic, he wanted to help shape the world, stating in a letter that, “I want to be a personified encounter between heaven and earth!”

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Servant of God Julia Greeley

Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 6/01/23

Servant of God Julia Greeley

Short Bio Servant of God Julia Greeley, Denver’s Angel of Charity, was born into slavery and emancipated after the Civil War. She spent her life serving the poor with a special devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and a love for children and ... Read More »

Ven. Patrick Peyton

Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 5/26/23

Ven. Patrick Peyton

Short Bio Venerable Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C. was an Irish immigrant to the United States. A true pioneer of mass media evangelism, The Rosary Priest reached the entire world with his message of devotion to Christ reminding us that, “A family that prays together stays together.”Biography Venerable ... Read More »

Servant of God Fr. Emil Kapaun

Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 5/20/23

Servant of God Fr. Emil Kapaun

Short BioServant of God Fr. Emil Kapaun was an American military chaplain who served heroically on the battlefield as well as inside of a POW camp in North Korea until his death. While a POW, he cared for other prisoners bodily with stolen ... Read More »

Servant of God Marie-Rose Juliette Toussaint

Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 5/10/23

Servant of God Marie-Rose Juliette Toussaint

Short Bio Servant of God Mari-Rose Juliette Toussaint, was originally born into slavery in Haiti and later freed in New York City as a young adult. Along with her husband, Venerable Pierre Toussaint, she is remembered for her incredible charity work inside and ... Read More »

Bl. Teresa Demjanovich &

Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 5/04/23

Bl. Teresa Demjanovich

Short Bio — Great for social media or in your bulletinBlessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich made it her short life’s mission in early 1900s New Jersey, to educate everyone about humanity’s universal call to holiness. Her writings can be found in a book called The Greater Perfection. ... Read More »

Ven. Norbert McAuliffe

Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 4/28/23

Ven. Norbert McAuliffe

Short Bio — Great for social media or in your bulletinAn American-born missionary known for his work in Uganda with the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, Venerable Norbert McAuliffe was nicknamed The Man Who Always Prays by those he served. His work continues to this day ... Read More »

Ven. Maria Consuelo Sanjurjo Santos

Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 4/18/23

Ven. Maria Consuelo Sanjurjo Santos

Short Bio — Great for social media or in your bulletinVenerable Maria Consuelo Soledad Sanjurjo Santos was a native Puerto Rican who served as Provincial Superior of the Servants of Mary, Ministers to the Sick in the Caribbean in the mid-1900’s. During her 62 ... Read More »

Ven. Cornelia Peacock Connelly, St. Bernadette Soubirous | April 16 and St. Anselm | April 21

Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 4/13/23

Ven. Cornelia Peacock Connelly

Short Bio — Great for social media or in your bulletinVenerable Cornelia Peacock Connelly overcame incredible adversity caused by her husband and other men in her life to go on to form a wildly successful congregation — the Society of the Holy Child Jesus — ... Read More »

Ven. Maria Casimira Kaupas

Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 4/06/23

Ven. Maria Casimira Kaupas

Short Bio — Great for social media or in your bulletinVenerable Mother Maria Kaupas, a Lithuanian immigrant to the USA, founded the Sisters of St. Casmir and started schools and hospitals all over the USA and Lithuania. The Sisters continue to care for immigrants, children, ... Read More »