Most of us have a favorite saint or two among all the men and women honored in our faith. Today is the Feast Day for St. Mary Magdalene, my absolute favorite saint. She has been a favorite of artists and storytellers since the beginning of Christianity. Artists have painted only Mary, the Mother of Jesus, more times than Mary Magdalene.
Read MoreI was asked recently why I choose to think about saints in these meditations. The most important reason is that I find the lives of saints fascinating and challenging. Too often we think of saints as extraordinary men and women who live tucked away from everyday happenings, very brave and always extremely poor.
Read MoreIn 1877, Eva Lee’s father was elected as Senator from Ohio and the family moved to Washington, D.C. Three years later her father was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Rutherford B. Hayes. That same year Eva Lee entered Wellesley College, though she never graduated.
Read MoreIn 1861, just as our Civil War was heating up, a baby boy was born in Portuguese East Africa which we know as Mozambique. As a young boy, he worked in a store that was owned and run by a Portuguese merchant, and he picked up a smattering of Portuguese as he worked. By the time this boy was 15, he had moved with a cousin to the city of Cape Town, now a major city in South Africa. There he worked as a laborer and house servant for close to 10 years.
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