I took Mom to a weekday Mass recently and because it was the Feast Day of St. Barnabas, Father Giovanoni gave us a brief overview of his life and role in the early Church. It made me want to learn more about St. Barnabas other than just knowing that there is a road in Marlow Heights named after him.
Turns out that Barnabas (originally named Joseph) was a very influential member in the early formation of the Christian faith. Barnabas and St. Paul were among the early missionaries who travelled around preaching about and converting folks into the Christian faith. Eventually he and Paul had a falling out over something silly. (Aren’t most falling outs over something silly?)
For a good summary of Barnabas and his life’s works (click here.) Also, there is this short video on him:
Speaking of roads and travels, why not get out there today and take a ride down to Buzzy’s Country Store? It’s too hot to do anything else!