Seven Martyrs from the Heart of One Family
The Second Book of Maccabees, Chapter 7, recounts the horrific story of the Jewish mother [...]
The Utterly Incredible Story of Thailand’s Martyrs
Consider how you would react if a man in a police uniform barged into the [...]
No Greater Love: the Amish Girls of Nickel Mines
Although the small rural town of West Nickel Mines in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, might not [...]
What a Loving Brother Offered for His Sister
In 1910, a newspaper column carried the following story: Jimmy, age 10, was a devoted [...]
A Criminal Who Vowed to Become Ten Times Worse
A few years ago I met a woman named Carolyn who, with her husband, had [...]
Human Suffering and Places In the Heart
[This article follows from the email newsletter of June 13, 2021, “An Astonishing Eucharistic Scene [...]
The Sweetest Hymn for the Sweetest Gift
If you page through a traditional Catholic hymnbook you will eventually come across the name [...]
Stories of Joan of Arc at Orléans
Arguably history’s most beloved and fascinating saint, we sometimes forget that Joan of Arc was [...]
The Clothes Make the Man
A few years ago I had the privilege of standing in the sacristy of a [...]
The Inspiring Story Behind the “Praying Hands”
It is impossible to know from external appearances what kinds of interior burdens people carry [...]