St. Anthony the Abbot, a holy death, and a blubber bomb

The Tuesday Pillar Post

Hey everybody,

Today is the feast of St. Anthony the Great, and you’re reading The Tuesday Pillar Post.

The saint we celebrate today is remembered throughout the Church as the “father of monasticism,” or the “father of all monks,” — and really, he deserves that title.

But Anthony is really the reluctant father of those monks, and that’s worth noting.

Here’s…