In honor of Women's History Month, I've gathered for our readers the stories of a few of my favorite women saints. Sadly, even though we've been celebrating Women's History Month in the U.S. since 1987, the Church remains of one of the few places in our society where the contributions of women have not been celebrated like they could be and should be. One reason for the lack of acknowledgement and celebration of women's achievements throughout Church history is that many of the Early Church Fathers embraced Greek … [Read more...] about In Honor of Women’s History Month: A Few of My Favorite Women Saints
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Book Review: Called to Be Saints
Called to Be Saints: An Invitation to Christian Maturity By Gordon T. Smith My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book might change your thinking about “sainthood”. Sometimes, we conceive saints as these unworldly, serious, ascetic, and somewhat odd creatures. Gordon Smith would propose instead that being a saint is something to which all of us are called and what this means is growth into Christian maturity–a kind of perfection of holiness that isn't perfectionism but rather a kind of completeness or wholeness of … [Read more...] about Book Review: Called to Be Saints