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2 days ago · St Christopher, was and remains the Patron Saint of travellers. He was also believed to provide protection against sudden death and plague. In this badge Christopher is shown leaning on a staff and turning to see the Christ child on his shoulder, holding the orb of sovereignty. The original badge was dated to the 15th century and was found in ...
4 days ago · Having been drafted into the U.S. Army in 1969, Franich recalled his departure from home and his farewell to his family. Just as he was about to board his plane, he suddenly heard his mother shout, “Stephen! Stephen!”. It was then that she gave him her Saint Christopher medal. “Son, under no circumstance ever take that off,” she said.
4 days ago · Saint Christopher has been such a friend to this Vietnam War hero! “Mr. Christopher and I, we went to war,” Stephan Franich Jr. said as he told captivating war stories to The Vietnam Experience in a video released on YouTube last month.
5 days ago · ˈniːvɪs / ⓘ ), officially the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, [7] is an island country consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles. With 261 square kilometres (101 sq mi) of territory, and roughly 50,000 inhabitants, it is the smallest ...
1 day ago · Saint Christopher Again, we don’t have reason to believe that Saint Christopher participated in organized sports, but he is known as the faithful patron of travelers and sought for protection during sports games.
3 days ago · How a Little-Known Smiling Saint Turned My View of Sanctity On Its Head Pier Giorgio Frassati is the devout young Italian who turned my traditional view of sanctity on its head. Father Zachary Burns July 4, 2024 — 3 minutes read
4 days ago · What You Should Know About Christopher Columbus. John Vanderlyn, “The Landing of Columbus,” 1847 (photo: Public Domain) Christopher Columbus was a man with a Catholic faith that embraced eternity, and a man very much limited by his times and circumstance. Zubair Simonson, October 10, 2022 – National Catholic Register.
