Friday, April 29, 2022

A saint who speaks out against silence

Today is the feast of the Dominican saint, Catherine of Siena.

She was born on March 25, 1347 in Siena and died in Rome on April 29, 1380. Canonised by Pope Pius II in 1461, made a joint patron saint of Rome by Pope Pius XII in 1938.

An interesting and apt quote from Saint Catherine: “We've had enough exhortations to be silent. Cry out with a thousand tongues - I see the world is rotten because of silence.” 

More wise words from the woman: "Proclaim the truth and do not be silent through fear.

What would she have to say to the hierarchical institutional church today?


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