Through the Life of Saint Marina, men falsely accused of rape understand that suffering wrongfully imposed on them can ultimately end in honor and power. … Read the post Marina: patron saint for men falsely accused of rape
Hildegard of Bingen’s poignant antiphon “O magne Pater” faces the eternal possibility of failing to love fathers. That mirrors failing to love God. … Read the post Hildegard of Bingen's antiphon for fathers, O magne pater
The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity describes the socially marginalized reality of a daughter’s relationship with her father. … Read the post Perpetua resolutely rejected her father’s pleas & got killed
Thecla was engaged to Thamyris, but fell in love with Paul. Her evil mother Theocleia was mean to her. But Thecla was saved from fire and beasts, thank God. … Read the post how Thecla was saved from her evil mother and terrifying death
Dating from the 2nd Christian century, the non-biblical Acts of Paul and Thecla teaches men how to seduce women and bring them to God. … Read the post how Paul seduced Thecla in Iconium and brought her to God