St. Francis of Assisi – The Joy of Unpretentiousness and Complete Surrender
A living example of genuine detachment and the purest unpretentiousness, St. Francis shone for his poverty of spirit. Convinced that the form of this world is passing away, his heart was free from any attachment.
A Gate of Heaven Opened for the World
Those who visit the Rue du Bac Chapel in Paris, where Our Lady appeared, feel enveloped by an intense feeling of peace, of calm and open skies, as if there were no obstacles between earth and blessed eternity.
Blessed Margaret Pole – The Price of Integrity
Margaret shone in English history for her virtue and her faith, even when the unjust hatred of the schismatic Henry VIII found in her a victim and an enemy to destroy.
Consecrated to the Service of the Temple
The little Mary was radiant with joy to know that She would be consecrated to God’s service that day. Her presentation, like an immaculate offering made by Joachim in the hands of Simeon, cried out for the coming of the awaited Messiah.
St. Raphael the Archangel – Divine Benevolence Personified in an Angel
The charming story of Tobit introduces us to an Archangel who worthily represents divine providence and even motherliness. His protection is always within our reach, for he greatly desires to journey with us.
Mary’s Garden, which Nothing Could Destroy
Out of the mists of the improbable, a beautiful garden sprang up in the Land of the Rising Sun, planted to give Our Lady, not flowers of this world, but souls for her Reign.
When St. Michael Descended upon Ireland
Skellig Michael is an island in the Atlantic marked by the mysterious presence of St. Michael the Archangel. While its history dates to the time of St. Patrick, it offers an important lesson for our day.
St. Edmund – King, Virgin and Martyr!
Inflexible against the wicked and a true father to his subjects, this valiant king of unblemished purity knew how to be shrewd in fleeing from his enemies, but above all, to be a hero in answer to God’s call. On England’s east coast, against the blue backdrop of the sea, towered a castle, King Edmund’s […]
St. Peter Julian Eymard – Precursor of the Eucharistic Reign
Calling him to found the first Order dedicated specifically to praise the Sacrament of Love, Providence wanted from him, a faith that would never allow itself to be defeated, despite contradictions and denials. A gaunt, white-haired priest of almost sixty years, convinced that he would never reach that age due to the rigors of a […]
I will become a famous nun!
Dreaming of the Hollywood stage, a talented young woman received an unexpected proposal… Little did she imagine that behind this invitation was the hand of Providence eager to draw her to Himself. In the 21st century, more than two thousand years after the supreme Sacrifice on Calvary, holiness is often thought to be a passé […]