St. Catherine of Siena, co-patron of Europe
by Rev. Matthew Mauriello – Caterina di Benincasa was born on March 25, 1347 in Siena, Italy, to Giacomo di Benincasa, a cloth dyer, and Lapa Piagenti, who was about 40 years old when she gave premature birth to twin daughters, Catherine and Giovanna. As a child, Catherine was so merry that the family would […]
FATIMA: Motion picture brings heaven’s peace plan to new generations
By Barb Ernster More than a decade ago, an idea was floated to Origin Entertainment by a friend of Mel Gibson to do a motion picture on the story of Fatima. Origin, a film and television production company based in Hermosa Beach, California, was founded by James Volk (chairman) and Dick Lyles (CEO). Their vision […]