On the morning of the dedication of a life-sized statue of Father Edward Flanagan, the founder of Boys Town, rain poured down in his hometown of Ballymoe, Ireland. Steven Wolf, president of the Father Flanagan League Society and vice postulator of his cause for canonization, checked the weather. Rain was forecast throughout the country all day.

Christ selected Simon as among His 12 apostles, and later named him Peter (“The Rock”) upon which He would build His Church.

Every baptized Christian is in the business of striving to become a saint. Some canonized saints, however, literally ran businesses of their own — and quite honorably. They experienced the kind of difficulties and successes commonly experienced in entrepreneurial ventures and conducted their enterprises with admirable integrity and virtue. In that regard, they serve as inspirational role models for businesspersons in the modern world.

As colorful signs of romantic love appear everywhere during the month of February, it is good to ponder the life and legacy of the man for whom Valentine’s Day is named. The Roman Martyrology (3rd Turin edition, Loreto Publications) includes eight different Valentines. Two are listed on February 14, the first being a Roman priest and martyr, the second being a bishop and martyr in Terni, Italy...