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Born: April 24, 1581 Died: September 27, 1660 Feast Day: September 27  Patron of: Charitable societies The movie Monsieur Vincent (1947), which chronicles the life of Saint Vincent de Paul, contains a gem of a scene. The black-robed Vincent sits amidst a dozen or so French society ladies, all done up , ...

Born: September 29, 1901 Died: October 12, 1954 The core of Caryll Houselander’s faith comes through her writings, which can be summarized in her own words: “Christ is everywhere; in him every kind of life has a meaning and has an influence on every other kind of life.” Her life and books attest to this belie , ...

Born: September 29, 1939 Died: August 23, 1980  August 23, 1980 began as an ordinary Saturday morning for Maryknoll Sisters Carla Piette and her companion, Ita Ford. Carla set off in their jeep to deliver food to refugees from outlying areas of Chalatenango, El Salvador, torn by an undeclared, but violent, civil , ...