So just who was San Juan of Capistrano?

Everyone knows about the swallows flying back to San Juan Capistrano Mission in California every year on St. Joseph's Day, March 19th.  But who knows the story of San Juan himself, born in Capistrano in Italy in the late 1300's and died in the mid 1440's?  Ah, this is a good opportunity to introduce you to a free daily newsletter, called Saint of the Day (www.americancatholic.org) that will arrive at your e-mail address: Click that link on and sign up (in the left hand column) for the daily "Saint of the Day" newsletter, add your e-mail address in the designated box.  You won't regret it!  As for San Juan himself, did you didn't know that he tried to patch up the break between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.