St Kateri Tekakwitha: The first Native American saint

St Kateri Tekakwitha: The first Native American saint A St Kateri Tekakwitha statue.

Saint of the week If you’re at all like me, the distances the Gospel has reached constantly astounds you. This week’s saint, remembered and celebrated by the Church July 14, is a good reminder of that. Born in 1656, St Kateri Tekakwitha was the child of a Christian, Algonquin mother and a Mohawk father, both…

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