Dissent is also a Catholic tradition. (Perspectives).

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: November 1, 2002| Author: Morrison, Pat | Copyright information

Several years ago a Dominican friend gave me a contemporary icon of St. Catherine of Siena.

The icon, by artist Robert Lentz, depicts Catherine weighed down by a ship she carries on her shoulders. The image represents a mystical event that occurred toward the end of Catherine's short life of 33 years: While praying one day outside St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Catherine had a vision that the barque of Peter, depicted in a mosaic above the facade of the old basilica, came...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

St. Catherine of Siena.
Catholic Insight ; She is heralded as one of the most remarkable women in the history of the Church, indeed as one who changed the course of European history. Her influence on Europe extends even to contemporary times: sixty years ago Pope Pius XII proclaimed her a co-patron of Italy alongside St. Francis of Assisi.
The Saintly Politics of Catherine of Siena.(Book review)
Church History ; The Saintly Politics of Catherine of Siena. By F. Thomas Luongo. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 2006. xviii + 235 pp. $39.95 cloth. This is an important book. Thomas Luongo examines the career of Catherine of Siena, hardly an unknown figure, in a new light and offers a picture of Catherine
Fond farewell St. Catherine's parish will miss Father Mike.(Neighbor)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) ; The community room at St. Catherine of Sienna Church in West Dundee is no longer called the community room. Instead, people refer to it as the Rev. W. Michael McKinstra, or Father Mike, community room. According to parishioners of the church, the new name is most appropriate. During McKinstra's 13
Developer would convert church to condos; St. Catherine's Parish is moving to complex being built in Braintree
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA ; The Patriot Ledger When its days serving as a house of worship are done, St. Catherine's Greek Orthodox Church in Quincy may become home to six households. Michael Corcoran, a Boston developer who has a home in Milton, proposes to convert the church to six residential condominiums. A purchase and
Catherine the great--enlightened empress? Simon Henderson places a key figure into the context of modern Russian history.(Profiles in Power)
History Review ; Isabel de Madariaga, Catherine's greatest biographer, has written, 'Since I first took Catherine seriously as a ruler, some forty years ago, I have grown to like her very much.' Yet many historians have not allowed the Empress to grow on them. She has elicited strong and passionate condemnation. It
ST. CATHERINE'S MARKS 50 YEARS.(NEWS)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) ; Byline: Jesse Hiestand Daily News Staff Writer One of the pioneering parishes in the western San Fernando Valley will celebrate a major milestone Sunday as St. Catherine ...
Catherine A. Wiskirchen of Elgin.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) ; Catherine A. Wiskirchen of Elgin Funeral services for Catherine A. Wiskirchen, 42, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, at St. John's Lutheran Church, 101 N. Spring St., Elgin. Burial will be private. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today, at Laird Funeral Home, 310 S. State St., Elgin, and from 10
DAY OF THE DEAD This is a tradition with deep roots in the historic foothill community of Hornitos and its St. Catherine of Siena church.(FAITH & VALUES)
The Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA) ; Byline: Ron OrozcoThe Fresno Bee HORNITOS -- Mary Ann Visher and other members of the Hornitos Patrons Club are busy these days sprucing up this Mariposa County town's little church on the hill, St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, and its cemetery. Outdoors, they clean headstones, rake leaves
Eat, drink, dance!; St. Catherine's Greek festival makes its debut in Braintree; St. Catherine's Greek Orthodox Church's festival
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA ; The Patriot Ledger BRAINTREE - Feel like some souvlaki? Go ahead and grab some, and some moussaka and spit-roasted lamb while you're at it. Chase it all with a few mezedes and a little ouzo. You'll find all this and more on Common Street Saturday and Sunday as St. Catherine's Greek Orthodox Church
Parish hosts concert: St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church will hold its second annual Ernesto Fuentes Memorial Gala Concert on Saturday. The concert is named after a former.
Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) ; ... 20 or $25 if purchased the day of the concert. Copyright (c) 2006, The Miami Herald Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write ...