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 Vincent de Paul
Dear Vinnie, Be holy! My dear nephew, don’t WORRY about anything else! Nothing else matters – nothing, do you hear (read) me? NOTHING ELSE! And the fastest way to get holy is to have one preoccupation: building Christ’s Kingdom. If all you really care about is discovering and fulfilling God’s ...
St Cosmos and St Damian
Dear Cosmo, Your mother tells me that you are really making a name for yourself in college, winning all the academic awards and topping the grade charts semester after semester. That is, I will admit, a sign that you will probably get into a competitive medical school (I assume you ...
St Albert
Dear Al, I don’t know why you are surprised at the challenges you’re facing as a Resident Assistant. Did you think it would be all fun and games? I guess it could be, if you didn’t take your responsibilities seriously, but since you have always been a diligent person, it ...
St Pacifico of San Severino
Dear Severt, Better to learn this lesson now instead of later. On the one hand, I would wish health problems on no one, but on the other hand, someone needs to tell you that sickness (even chronic sickness and disease) is not incompatible with sanctity. In fact, many of the ...
St Adamnan
Dear Adam, Your last note truly shocked me. Don’t get me wrong, I am only too glad to send you answers to questions about the faith (please see the attachment for an article on the Crusades which will supply you with answers to all your queries), but I can’t help ...
St Thomas of Villanova
Dear Tom, Remember Achilles! You need to take care, my young nephew, that you remember the stuff of which you’re made. You may be tall, strong, good-looking and an All-American athlete, but you will soon be gray-haired, wizened, and weak, unless you die before you get to that point. We ...
St Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
Dear Matt, Christ didn’t limit his mission to pious folks that were easy to convert, so you shouldn’t either. Instead of just battling against those on campus who oppose the Church’s teaching, why not also try to win them to the Lord through winning their friendship? If they are such ...
St Vincent Madelgarius
Dear Gary, Are the leaves starting to turn color yet? Ah, how I wish I could take a walk down the oak lane in autumn just as we used to do. But our Lord has seen fit to surround me with the drab scenery of carpet-covered cubicles for yet another ...
St Januarius
Dear Jane, I only have a few minutes, but tonight’s interrogation session looks like it’s going to be a long one, and after those I am usually out of commission for at least twelve hours, so I thought I better respond now, even though I’ll have to be brief. You ...
St Joseph of Cupertino
Dear Cooper, My dear nephew, not everyone is gifted in the same way, but everyone can (and should) learn to love God. You may not be stellar at academics (though, since you are currently a student, our Lord will still expect you to do your very best), but you are ...
St Robert Bellarmine
Dear Bert, I was glad to hear about how well your studies are going. I always knew God had given you intellectual talent, but I have to admit that I didn’t realize how much. As your faithful uncle (and godfather), I feel it my duty to remind you at this ...
St Cyprian of Carthage
Dear Karen, Don’t rest on your laurels, as some say. In times of peace, prepare for war, as others say. I am glad to hear that the group there is flourishing, but remember what happened in the days of today’s saint, and watch out. Cyprian was a model bishop in ...
