Why do we celebrate Valentine's Day and who was Saint Valentine?
Father Michael said Saint Valentine was one, very real person– or at least the man that the church honored with a feast was no legend. He said he did not know of the secret marriage ceremonies, but ...
Martyrs? Bacchanalia? Chaucer? Delving into the murky origins of Valentine’s Day
Lovers have always batted their eyes on Valentine’s Day as cherubs circled overhead. Or have they? Historians aren’t sure ...
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Beekeepers attend service to honour Patron Saint of Honey
Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria are observing the Day of Saint Haralambos, the patron saint of beekeepers. The traditional religious festival pays homage to honeybees and their precious product ...
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St. Teresa of Calcutta added to Church calendar as optional memorial
which denotes the dates of holy days and the feast days of saints commemorated annually. The Sept. 5 memorial of St. Teresa of Calcutta will now appear in the Church’s calendars and liturgical ...
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Beekeepers attend service to honour Patron Saint of Honey
Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria are observing the Day of Saint Haralambos, the patron saint of beekeepers. The traditional religious festival pays homage to honeybees and their precious product and ...
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The heart of a Jesuit martyr
The heart of St. Roque lay in the display case in front of me. It still held the power of life and evangelization, announcing ...
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ALERT DAY Friday for heavy snow - Blaise
Several ALERT DAYS are in the forecast for southern Wisconsin due to either heavy snow or bitter cold. The breakdown here. Read more. Thursday night will be cold but quiet ALERT DAY Friday as ...
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Opposite day? Kellen Moore is all too familiar with this splashy Saints coaching hire
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers could pull back. However, the Saints' roster has seen better days. Since general manager Mickey Loomis can do no wrong, it will be an uphill battle for Moore, and ...
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Snow showers Monday night - Savanna
Snow chance late Monday Another chance of snow Wednesday into Thursday Cooler than average temperatures throughout the week PLANNING THE NEXT 24 HOURS: Clouds will increase throughout the day on ...
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How One President’s Day Became Presidents’ Day
A diary entry on his 28th birthday, Feb. 22, 1760, reveals a busy day installing a fence around the peach orchard at Mount Vernon, his home in Virginia. As Alexis Coe, a presidential historian and ...
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Good luck, Saints head coach Kellen Moore
The New Orleans Saints made a solid hire when it became time to finally replace deposed head coach Dennis Allen. For the first time in two decades, New Orleans won’t be coached by Sean Payton or ...