The Clothes Make the Man
A few years ago I had the privilege of standing in the sacristy of a [...]
A Tyrant and a Saint from the Same Small Country
Mother Teresa of Calcutta was largely known for her work in India, so we tend [...]
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 [...]
The Sweetest Hymn for the Sweetest Gift
If you page through a traditional Catholic hymnbook you will eventually come across the name [...]
The Inspiring Story Behind the “Praying Hands”
It is impossible to know from external appearances what kinds of interior burdens people carry [...]
The Extraordinary Heroism of a Chinese Mother
If you were to consult a dictionary for terms like “heroism”, “perseverance”, “loving fidelity” and [...]
The Miraculous Conversion of a Rabid Nazi
The life story of the German Franciscan priest, Fr. Gereon Goldmann, is one for the [...]
Seven Martyrs from the Heart of One Family
The Second Book of Maccabees, Chapter 7, recounts the horrific story of the Jewish mother [...]
A New Look at Patience as a Virtue
One of my favorite spiritual writers is the 20th century German scholar, Romano Guardini (1885-1969). [...]