A stained glass image at Good Shepherd Church in Chilton, Wis., depicts the martyrdom of St. Stephen, the first deacon, by stoning. The feast of St. Stephen the Martyr is Dec. 26. (OSV News photo/Sam ...
Catholics in the United States generally don’t go to church on Dec. 26, so they might be surprised that — a day after the birth of Jesus Christ — the Church is marking the feast of its first martyr, ...
"Good King Wenceslas looked out on the Feast of Stephen ..." That popular carol is sung throughout the Christmas season, but we wonder how many who join the chorus know that the story centers, not on ...
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