SAINT OF THE DAY
WITH UNCLE EDDY
Navigating today’s world is tough and all of us could use a nudge in the right direction. Figuring out the right path to take at work, college, or in social situations is not always easy. Looking to the lives of the saints can give us the insights we need.
Written by Fr. John Bartunek, LC, Uncle Eddy’s Saint of the Day is a fictional series of letters written by a man who has been imprisoned for the Catholic Faith. Using the saints of the day as examples, Uncle Eddy pens a daily letter with spiritual advice to his many nieces and nephews.
St Laurence O’Toole
Dear Larry, Do I detect an air of surprise in your last note? But why are you surprised? Are you the first to be spoken badly of by the very people you are trying to help? Hardly. If they are trying to brand you “arch conservative” and “homophobic” and “misogynist” and “hypocritical” simply because you are doing what you can to get the Church’s teaching aired in that relativism-infested atmosphere on campus, that’s par for the course. “Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and speak all kinds of evil against you on my account…” (Matthew 5:11), ...
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St Cajetan
Dear Tom, I can sympathize with you. There’s nothing more frustrating for someone as active and creative as yourself than not being able to find work. It’s a pity the company that hired you before graduation went out of business after graduation. But that’s how the world works sometimes. It ...
The Transfiguration of Our Lord
Dear Fitch, Discouragement has no place in the life of a Christian. Period. It’s a sure sign of the presence of the Evil One tweaking your self love. It comes from thinking you’re so great – too great to fall or fail. It comes from thinking that you ought to ...
St Afra and Companions
Dear Alice, Of course it pains me to here of your succumbing to temptation over the summer. But I am sure that it pains you even more, now that the Holy Spirit has brought you back to your senses. Above all, though, it pains Christ, who only wants you to ...
St John Vianney, the Curé of Ars
Dear Jack, So, my prosperous young nephew, what is it you will be doing with all that money you’ve made this summer? I know; it’s none of my business. But it is Christ’s business. The talents and opportunities that enabled you to have such a lucrative vacation came, ultimately, from ...
St Peter Julian Eymard
Dear Pete, So how’s your summer been going? Let me guess: you have a great tan, are in good physical shape, are regularly flirting with three or four very pretty girls, and have gotten to know certain houses by the beach extremely well… Don’t be shocked. I know you, and ...
Our Lady of the Angels
Dear Di, I think you misunderstood me. I didn’t say you shouldn’t believe in signs from God, I just said you need to be balanced in appraising what you think constitute such signs. God usually guides us gently and politely in quite normal, un-dramatic ways – like through your conscience, ...
St Alphonsus Liguori
Dear Al, I am glad to hear that your internship is going well. I am surprised, however, that you have already decided that you want to go to law school and then work for this firm for the rest of your life. Don’t you think such a conclusion is a ...
St Ignatius Loyola
Dear Laura, I sympathize with you… kind of. I mean, you were the one who accepted the job, and you knew what it involved. I can’t imagine that it’s as bad as you say. C’mon. How bad can it be? You live in a gorgeous mansion on the legendary Maine ...
St Leopoldo Mandic
Dear Manny, I am glad you asked. It shows that your soul is still alive. Your long silence had been filling me with doubts about that. It’s kind of an open-ended question, “What can I do to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary in a special way during this month of ...
St Martha
Dear Marty, By now I am sure you have found your rhythm at work. You may even be starting to feel that healthy pleasure that comes from mastering new techniques and doing a job really well, day after day. That’s good. We were made to work; our work is a ...
St Pedro Poveda Castroverde
Dear Pete, There’s no need to second-guess yourself. Sure, your friends who took jobs on Wall Street and Madison Avenue are busy buying power clothes and getting into the swing of Big City living, but the tinsel will soon tarnish. You chose teaching after a long period of prayerful discernment ...
The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus
Dear Susie, In all honesty, I would sincerely respect your decision to abandon the Church – if you were doing it for reasonable reasons. But a good-looking, flirtatious, pagan lifeguard is not a good reason (I’m sure I don’t have to explain why). In any case, before you jump ship ...
