relationship with the saints Archives : Elevator to Heaven

Saint Kateri: When Saints Bring Up Tough Questions

August 19, 2022July 13, 2020 by Colleen

“Why did she die Mom? She wasn’t old.” This is the question I got recently from my 5 year old about St. Kateri Tekawitha, the Lily of the Mohawks. And boy, is it a tough one to answer. G fell absolutely in love with St. Kateri last year when thanks to Adalee Hude’s beautiful book, … Read more

Discovering a New Saint: Saint Bernadette of Lourdes

January 21, 2020March 10, 2019 by Colleen

This past week I began reading the writings of St. Bernadette. She’s a saint that is not entirely new to me, but one that I admit that I’ve glossed over until now. Bernadette always struck me as quite holy, but slightly uninteresting, which is only a result of my own ignorance and failure to look … Read more