Catholic Heroes… What’s In A (Saint’s) Name?
By DEB PIROCH Why do we use a saint’s or other Christian name as our given choice? Early Christians took new names in Baptism, just as many of us are given these names at infant Baptisms. We also may take a saint’s name at our Confirmation (or stick with our Christian baptismal name), and religious often take another name when they take their vows.These all indicate a conscious embrace of new Christian life, the putting on of the wedding garment and making all things new in Christ. So, too, a bride takes the name of her husband as she sheds her single life and embraces the married one.If you thought you were imagining a trend in odd name-giving, it’s not…Continue Reading