On October 10, 2020 Carlos became the first millennial to be named “Blessed”, the last step before being proclaimed a Saint. He would be the millennials’ first saint.
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I Never Saw It Coming
I never expected to be drawn as deeply into an Apostolic Letter on the 400th anniversary of the death of Francis de Sales. I was surprised by how much resonance I found with St. Vincent.
How Many Saints Do You Know?
You probably know more saints than you think!
In this Vincentian Mindwalk I explore what Pope Francis calls the holiness of the saints next door.
Elizabeth Seton and Our Ordinary Epiphanies
Regina Bechtle connected the dots for me between Elizabeth Ann Seton, the feast of the Epiphany, and our “ordinary epiphanies”. She found her God precisely in the most ordinary of moments.
Millennials Have Been Described Many Ways
A millennial, learning the Acutis story recently, said “Carlos puts flesh on what a saint who plays video games and goes on the internet looks like. He challenges me to examine my conscience and say, ‘Ok, I’m called to be a saint who uses the internet too. Am I using it to make God’s love known?’”
Saints Were Ordinary People
St. Joseph never made headlines… nor will we.” St. Joseph reminds us that God calls “ordinary” people to bring about His plan for the salvation of the world. “