Escape the heat of day with a starry night on Aug. 6, the feast of St. Dominic, founder of the Dominican order and patron of astronomers. Celebrate his feast day by viewing photos taken by the advanced telescope at the Vatican Observatory in Arizona or by using an astronomy app to identify constellations in the night sky right outside your home. Steamy night air still too much? Visit an air-conditioned planetarium near you.
In honor of St. Maximilian Kolbe’s Aug. 14 feast day, watch a preview of “Triumph of the Heart,” the story of the heroic saint who is known for his profound Marian devotion and for giving up his life in the Auschwitz concentration camp so another man – a husband and father – could live. And don’t forget to mark your calendar for 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30. At the Eucharistic Congress there will be a special showing with writer/director Anthony D’Ambrosio, who will share his powerful conversion story and how he was inspired to bring the Polish saint’s story to life for a new generation.