Sr. Thea Bowman, born Bertha Elizabeth Bowman on December 29, 1937 in Yazoo Mississippi, to Dr. Theo Bowman, (physician) and wife Mary Esther Bowman a teacher. Bertha was raised in Canton Mississippi. Although Bertha was baptized Episcopalian and raised Methodist, …
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Saint Peter Claver
A Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary born September 8, 1518 in Verdu Catalonia, Spain; died September 4, 1654 in Cartagena, Colombia. He dedicated his life to minister and to aide African slaves who survived the long journey from their homeland …
5 Reasons to do a Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary
1. It pleases Jesus to entrust yourself to her
“Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did.”
Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Martyr
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”Jesus honored her before all ages, and will
The Venerable Fr. Augustine (Augustus) Tolton
Fr. Augustus Tolton (April 1, 1856-July 8, 1897) was born into enslavement in Missouri. He was baptized as Augustine Tolton. According to Fr. Tolton his father escaped to Illinois and his family followed later and settled in Quincy, IL. He …
Elizabeth Clarisse Lange
We do not know very much about Elizabeth Lange’s early life. Research points to Santiago de Cuba as her birthplace. Most likely she grew up in the French speaking area of the city. Because she was well educated, we believe …
Venerable Pierre Toussaint
Born in modern-day Haiti and brought to New York City as a slave, Pierre died a free man, a renowned hairdresser, and one of New York City’s most well-known Catholics.
Plantation owner Pierre Bérard made Toussaint a house slave and …
Servant of God Julia Greeley
Julia Greeley, Denver’s Angel of Charity, was born into slavery, at Hannibal, Missouri, sometime between 1833 and 1848. While she was still a young child, a cruel slavemaster, in the course of beating her mother, caught Julia’s right eye with …
Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary
Consecration means to set aside for a sacred purpose. Total Consecration to Jesus as set forth by St. Louis Marie de Montfort is a beautiful exercise to increase your spirituality and ability to truly …
Respect Life Reflection Christ Our Hope: In Every Season of Life
On the church calendar Jan. 22 is a Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children
From the time we are knit together in our mothers’ wombs until we take our final breaths, each moment of our lives …
Christmas message from Bp. Larry
Bishop Larry Silva was pastor here at St. John the Baptist from 1991-1994. He currently serves as the bishop of Honolulu. He had a nice one minute Christmas greeting that played on Relevant Radio, our local Catholic radio station, 1260 …
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