SAINT OF THE DAY -- May 8 - Saint Peter of Tarentaise
May 8
St. Peter of Tarentaise
(c. 1102-1174)
Cistercian Abbot, Archbishop
The Saints did their best to avoid being admired.
Let us imitate by doing things only for God,
not to win praise and admiration.
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There are two men named St. Peter of Tarentaise who lived one century
apart. The man we honor today is the younger Peter, born in France in
the early part of the 12th century. (The other man with the same name
became Pope Innocent the Fifth.)
The
Peter we’re focusing on became a Cistercian monk and eventually served
as abbot. In 1142 he was named archbishop of Tarentaise, replacing a
bishop who had been deposed because of corruption. Peter tackled his
new assignment with vigor. He brought reform into his diocese, replaced
lax clergy and reached out to the poor. He visited all parts of his
mountainous diocese on a regular basis.
After about a decade as
bishop Peter “disappeared” for a year and lived quietly as a lay
brother at an abbey in Switzerland. When he was “found out,” the
reluctant bishop was persuaded to return to his post. He again focused
many of his energies on the poor.
Peter died in 1175 on his way home from an unsuccessful papal assignment to reconcile the kings of France and England.
Source: American Catholic Organization
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SIGNS OF AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP
Do you:
feel afraid of your partner much of the time?
avoid certain topics fear of angering your partner?
feel that you can’t do anything right for your partner?
believe that you deserve to be hurt or mistreated?
wonder if you’re the one who is crazy?
feel emotionally numb or helpless?
Does your partner:
- humiliate, criticize, or yell at you?
- treat you so badly that you’re embarrassed for your friends or family to see?
- ignore or put down your opinions or accomplishments?
- blame you for his own abusive behavior?
- see you as property or a sex object, rather than as a person?
Does your partner:
have a bad and unpredictable temper?
hurt you, or threaten to hurt or kill you?
threaten to take your children away or harm them?
threaten to commit suicide if you leave?
force you to have sex?
destroy your belongings?
Does your partner:
- act excessively jealous and possessive?
- control where you go or what you do?
- keep you from seeing your friends or family?
- limit your access to money, the phone, or the car?
- constantly check up on you?