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History dictates that we travel back to the 4th Century, to Caesarea, the capital of Cappadocia, in Asia Minor, where Basil the Great was born in 329.Saint Basil the Great was born into a very comfortable life, his family owning considerable land and possessions. But their worldly goods did not own...

Table of Contents: Saints Maligned Misunderstood and Mistreated Part I Introduction Saint Basil the Great Saint Benedict Saint Bernard of Clarivaux Saint Elizabeth of Hungary As we prepare to present to you our next book, a book dedicated to Saints who were, in some way or other, maligned, misunderstood...

The people of Lithuania have holy stubbornness. The holy stubbornness that made them resist the one True Faith, would be the same holy stubbornness that would keep them Catholic, in the face of great danger. That is, the people at large, not those princes who had special interests and wanted to steal...

These are three women who made their marks upon the Church with the work they did among the natives Americans and with the children of Canada. They are Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, foundress of Sisters of Notre Dame, Saint Marie Marguerite D’Youville, the first Canadian-born Saint, and foundress...

Instead of the joy-filled celebrations that we build up in our minds, the holidays (pick one, any one) can often become stress-filled, money-draining, joy-less days of the year that we just "want to get through." And it is by our own volition that we have refused too many times to allow...

St. Anthony began his Opus with Joel (2:22): “The tree that bears its fruit, the fig tree and the vine give their yield.” This tree is further mentioned in the book of Wisdom:“When because of him (the unjust man) the earth was flooded, it was Wisdom again who saved it, directing the course of...

"One God, the Father of the living Word, of subsistent Wisdom and Power, and the Eternal Image. Perfect Begetter of the Perfect, Father of the only-begotten Son. One Lord, Only of Only, God of God, Image and Likeness of the Godhead, Efficient Word, Wisdom comprehending the constitution of the...

But at 8 o’clock or thereabouts, when Mary McLoughlin decided to go home, the older Bierne girl, Mary, decided to walk with her in the rain. So here we have two Marys, walking in the rain past the church again. When they passed the apparition, Mary McLoughlin casually mentioned that the pastor must...

Our Church teaches us that at birth we are given a Companion who will remain with us until the day we die, then continues with us, even to visiting us in Purgatory to console us in between his trips to our loved ones, pleading with them to pray for us. This Companion, whom we call our Guardian Angel...

This is the story of a precious child of God, who was born into royalty, yet never used or abused it. It is the story of a great woman, a daughter, a wife, a widow, a benefactress of the poor, a glowing example of a soul endeavoring to love her Lord more purely, yet faithful to her calling as wife...

The tradition of the image of Our Lady of the Gate goes way back, to before the time it was placed in the Chapel above the gate. There are legends supporting, it came to Lithuania by way of Poland in the late Fourteenth Century, when a Polish princess married into a royal Lithuanian family. Her name...

Lanciano,The Heart and Blood of Jesus - the oldest documented Miracle of the Eucharist in the History of the Church Orvieto, 1263 Miracle of the Eucharist which brought about the Feast of Corpus Christi Siena, 1730 - God proves beyond doubt that Jesus is truly Present in the Eucharist we receive at every Mass Cascia, 1300's - The faith of a priest is restored after he is part of the Miracle

Table of Contents: Visions of the Saints Visions of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Visions of Saint Margaret of Cortona Visions of Saint Gertrude Visions of Saint Clare of Montefalco Visions of Saint Catherine of Siena Visions of Saint Frances of Rome Visions of Saint Catherine of Genoa Visions of Saint...

Catherine was born into the Fieschi family, at that time, the most influential of the Guelf families of Genoa in the Province of Liguori in the Northern part of Italy. This famous family produced the powerful, very dynamic Pope Innocent IV in 1234 and then his nephew Adrian V as Pontiff (for only...