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St. Katherine Drexel – Friend of the Oppressed

My Daughter chose Katherine as her confirmation name, so it made me a little curious about the life of this local U.S Saint. I found St. Katherine Drexel – Friend of the Oppressed by Ellen Tarry. Most of the books I have read about Saints spend more time on their words and deeds than on their lives. This is not that sort of book. It is completely about her life and family. It gave me wonderful look into how she lived before her missionary work. After reading the book I felt like I not only knew her, but I could understand how she became such a wonderful person. The book is about 155 or so pages. It talks a lot about how she found her vocation. The book left me in awe of how she could give up so much and then completely give herself away to others. I don’t want to give up too much about this book, because it is a wonderful story and worth taking the time to read.

My parents had taken my daughter to visit the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in Bensalem. They were not really sure where to enter the facility and they actually went to the wrong entrance. The sister that answered the door was very helpful and compassionate to my daughter. They even gave her a tour of the private portion of their facilities. They were so kind to my daughter and gave her a small 2^nd class relic. They are certainly living up to the high standards of their founder.

posted by CatholicFatherOf2 @ 9:46 AM