In most stores in the weeks leading up to St. Valentine’s Day ... As we approach Valentine’s Day, we’ve compiled a list of Catholic based gifts for the special someone in your life.
as St. Valentine did, that beautiful truth that God is love. Thomas Griffin Thomas Griffin is the chair of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island, where he lives with his ...
The inconclusive nature of St. Valentine's identity also lays the groundwork for further uncertainty regarding his patronages. The website Catholic.org, a project of Your Catholic Voice Foundation ...
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 ...
St. Valentine was not just one person, there were at least two different men named Valentine who the Catholic Church recognised. Both were martyrs, meaning they died for their beliefs. Some ...
Candles are lit at the foot of a statue of St. Valentine inside the Shrine of St. Valentine in Dublin. (photo: Courtesy of Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Shrine of St. Valentine ...
St. Valentine is often viewed as a saint for all forms of romantic love, but not everyone agrees with this. In 2009, the Catholic Church in the UK even put out a statement saying people should ...
Whitefriar Street Church, a Carmelite Church in Dublin, has housed relics of St. Valentine since 1836, making the location a popular stop for Catholics to receive blessings around Valentine’s Day.