One of sixteen Carmelites murdered by French revolutionaries on July 17, 1794. As they ascended the scaffold to the guillotine, they sang the Salve Regina.
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Antoinette Roussel
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Leftist radicalism always begins with an outward show of concern for the poor and oppressed. It always ends in murdering nuns.
Song of the Scaffold – good book for high schoolers and adults.