His real name is lost in antiquity, but he is known as St. Dismas. He is the patron saint of those condemned to death. Dismas was the “Good Thief” who was crucified on Calvary alongside Jesus ...

Dismas’ endurance beyond Jesus’ death is what makes him a companion to the long-suffering. He has gone before those for whom, whether by age or chronic illness, every breath is a burden. Dismas is a ...

Last week it was gone from its star-shaped setting. On the Day of St. Dismas, patron of good thieves, a thief crashed the glass covering, chiseled out the 23 -carat shiner. * Alongside he jotted ...

God Bless all who attend church services 52 weeks a year. Those who attend occasionally, or have stopped visiting God, please ...