I’m sure we all know someone who has cancer. Maybe even you have it yourself. Sometimes it seems like this illness is everywhere. These are a few of the people I know who have been affected by this disease and whom I pray for every day – our former babysitter who as a young mother […]
St Peregrine – Patron Saint of Cancer Patients
St Peregrine was born in 1260 in Forli, Italy. There was a great deal of religious strife in this area when he was young, and during a popular revolt he struck St Philip Benizi, the papal mediator, in the face. St Philip calmly turned the other cheek and forgave him. Upon seeing this example, Peregrine was […]