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St. Francis de Sales - To Love God Without Measure

When the twenty-six-year-old priest set off for the province of Chablais – a region now divided between France and Switzerland – perhaps not even the most optimistic of men could have foreseen what would result from his activity. More than sixty years of fierce Calvinist domination had practically banished the …
Victor Hugo Morais - 31, December 2023

St. Barnabas, Apostle - Faithful Witness of Christ Crucified

Today, the Catholic Church is in its twentieth century of history. How many generations have passed since the sublime moment when the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven were given to St. Peter; when the saving fountain of the Church blossomed from the open side of the Crucified One; and …
João Luís Ribeiro - 31, May 2025

St. Hermann Joseph - A Second Joseph

How would the elevated and respectful relationship between St. Joseph and Our Lady have been? How often did the Holy Patriarch see the Queen of the Universe inclining herself before him to serve him, and accept her services! As if that were not enough, his immaculate Spouse took counsel with …
Sr. Luciana Niday - 31, March 2025

St. Stephen Harding - The Story of a Rebel Monk

The story of a rebellious monk, and a saint? In fact, not just one, but three. These monks led an escape from the monastery, bringing many with them. Where did they go? To take refuge in a swamp and start all over again… “What madness!” you might think. Yes, dear …
Sr. Adriana María Sánchez - 28, February 2025

St. Timothy - A Biography Written by God Himself

There are two kinds of biography that make history captivating: first, that of illustrious, famous figures, the heroes charging at full gallop in the splendour of the day; then there are the stories of those who made mystery their abode, whose most beautiful traits of soul escaped human admiration, allowing …
Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins - 31, December 2024

St. Nicholas of Bari - The Famous Unknown

A person whom everyone recognizes, appreciates, speaks of and yet nobody – or almost nobody – really knows who he was. St. Nicholas of Bari is the famous saint who distributes Christmas gifts and, curiously, few are aware of his story and the reasons for his fame throughout the world. …
Arthur Felipe Grando - 30, November 2024

St. Anthony of Padua - The Smiling... and Fighting Saint

It was the year 1221. In the austere Franciscan convent of Forli, Italy, some sons of St. Francis and St. Dominic had gathered for a liturgical celebration, during which several religious received the Sacrament of Holy Orders. At the end of the ceremony, the Provincial of the Friars Minor asked …
Sr. Maria Teresa Matos - 31, May 2012

St. Gregory VII - The Pope Who Overcame the World

A unique scene was unfolding in the fortress of Canossa, in the north of the Italian Peninsula. Three days had passed since a miserable man dressed in penitential sackcloth, barefoot in the snow and fasting from morning until night, loudly pleaded on his knees to enter the innermost part of …
Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins - 30, April 2024

St. Peter of Verona - “Tower of Integrity and Fortitude, Paladin of the Faith”

It was the 13th century and the noble Lady was ill; pestilential worms were proliferating inside her and threatening to take over her entire body. But she could not die. Who would come to her rescue? Like a remedy drawn from the poison itself, God would bring forth from the …
Sr. Maria Cecília Veas - 31, March 2024

Blessed Camillus Costanzo - The Angel of the Rising Sun

The wood crackled and gradually the flames rose. For a moment, everything seemed to indicate that the supreme sacrifice was over and the victim had been consumed on the infamous scaffold. But it was enough for the flames to die down briefly to contemplate the contrast between the dense smoke …
Rodrigo José Vilela Lira dos Santos - 31, August 2023

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