My photo of Fra Angelico's fresco, taken in Museum of San Marco, Florence, Italy. Happy Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul, and welcome to your monthly essay on the Saints and their Temperaments! At Mass this morning, I was thinking about CONVERSION in reference to these two saints. We have a special feast for the Conversion of St. Paul, celebrated in January. We know about his dramatic encounter with Christ (Acts 9:3-6): "And as he went on his journey, it came to pass that he drew nigh to...
4 months ago • 4 min read
The tomb of the incorrupt St. Philip Neri in Rome - we were blessed to visit last August! "To play the fool for the love of God was the delight of St. Philip Neri." ~ Fr. Joseph Husslein, S.J., Ph.D. Last Sunday was the feast of another saint with a strong sanguine streak in his temperament - St. Philip Neri. As he grew closer to God, he used his sense of humor to build the virtue of humility. Instead of becoming hoity-toity and impressed with his own sanctity, he played the fool. When he...
5 months ago • 2 min read
Happy Monday! I’m pleased and excited to announce that Wild Atlantic Writing Awards in Ireland named me as a finalist in their recent flash fiction contest with the theme word of “HOPE”. Contestants were asked to write a very short piece on the theme, but without using the word “hope” more than once. Here is my interview with them, followed by my flash fiction piece as published on their site. You will also find this piece on my new Substack - www.rosemarymcguireberry.substack.com, and on my...
9 months ago • 4 min read
