Our God Gives Us Eternal Life

Have you ever asked your teacher how to do something? Sure, you have! Your teacher knows more than you do and usually knows the answer! In today’s Gospel reading, we hear about the rich man who came to Jesus and asked Him, “Good teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” This man came to Jesus, his “good teacher,” because he thought Jesus would know the answer.

SAINT EANSWYTHE OF KENT: WHAT THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS FOUND

We celebrate Saint Eanswythe tomorrow, Aug. 31st (OC: Sept. 13th). Have you ever wanted to be an archaeologist? Maybe you are…especially if you are interested in digging and finding dinosaur bones. But, of course, archaeologists look for much more than dinosaurs! In fact, just this year, in January 2020, some archaeologists discovered a saint! More than a hundred years ago, some workers found the relics (the bones) hidden in a part of a church in Folkestone, England. They thought they might be the bones of Saint Eanwythe, a princess who lived in the 600s! Saint Eanwythe wanted to become a nun, so her father, King Ethelbert, helped her build a monastery. Saint Eanwythe started this first women’s monastery in England.