Penny Lord: 193 books

Family, if there was ever a Saint who had complete focus in what the Lord was calling him to do, it was St. Peter Julian Eymard. He is called, among other things, “Champion of the Blessed Sacrament”. He had such an unbelievable singleness of purpose, in his great devotion to the Blessed Sacrament,...

Father Cyril raised his eyes. He couldn’t believe his ears. But it was true! The statue did talk to him! Needless to say, Father went to his Prior and told him what the Child Jesus said. But no matter how he pleaded that the Lord truly wished the repair of his statue, the Prior, because of lack...

Saint Paul was originally named Saul, after the first king of the Jews. But the Jews in Tarsus had assimilated so greatly with the Romans that he was probably given the Roman equivalent of Saul, which is Paul, at birth. He was called Paul in public, and Saul among Jewish gatherings. It was not unusual...

There was a large Crucifix on the back wall of the Church. Many in the parish had a great devotion to Our Crucified Lord and paid homage to Him on this Crucifix. But on this particular evening, they were coming to the close of the mission, and so the attention was not on the Crucifix, but on the priests,...

The story of Oscar Romero is one of transformation, from one born of poverty, to one living comfortably within the system, to one determined to change the system. The story of Oscar Romero is one of conversion, of Paul on the road to Damascus, of a man who was blinded, and whose eyes were opened by...

The Incas were not dark-skinned like the Aztec or the American Indian. They were white-skinned. The children born of Spanish and Inca unions were usually breathtakingly beautiful. Rose was a stunning, very fair child with light brown hair. She was part of a trio of powerful men and women in the Church...

Who are the Mexican people and why do we love them so very much? How did we, two kids born in New York, come to know the Mexican people? I believe it started with God sending our family to Southern California. But it wasn't until we went on our individual Cursillos that we really met any Mexicans....

Over the past 11 years, we have been present at, or brought pilgrimages to every major shrine in the world. We have walked the Way of the Cross at the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem on Good Friday, and fought the crowds at the Tomb of Jesus. We have been to the Shrine of St. Anthony in Padua on the 13th...

Did you ever wonder where the Red Cross came from? Did you ever wonder who came up with the concept of the work to be done by the Red Cross, and the symbol of the Red Cross? Would you be surprised if we told you that it came to us through a Miracle of the Cross? Read on, brothers and sisters.Over...

St. Paul of the Cross was born Paul Francis Danei, on the 3rd of January, 1694, the second of sixteen children. One of his brothers, John Baptist would be very instrumental in the work Our Lord had chosen for St. Paul. His parents, although of nobility, were neither affluent nor privileged. Even though...

St. Paschal Baylon is one of the most multi-faceted diamonds the Church has ever contained in its Treasury of Faith. He is a lay person, never having been ordained a priest. And yet he is the Patron of Eucharistic Congresses and Confraternities of the Blessed Sacrament. His whole life centered around...

Our Lord ascended into Heaven; and His followers, filled with the Holy Spirit, set out to spread His Word of hope to the people of God. But you can understand, then as now, the enemy Lucifer, leader of all the fallen angels, has never wanted this Good News to be heard; his plan, from the time of Genesis,...

Biographies Saint Therese of Lisieux - “If God grants my desires, my Heaven will be spent on earth until the end of time. Yes, I will spend my Heaven doing good on earth....I will return! I will come down!” Saint Rita of Cascia - Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow, Nun, Saint, Woman of Faithfulness...

The life of Dina Bélanger is so peaceful, so like who she was. Even her times of struggle, her Dark Night of the Soul, were unique in that she was constantly trying, in everything she ever said or did, to please and give honor to Our Lord, her Lover. Whenever we write a book on a Saint or Blessed,...