The Twelve Holy Apostles no. 5: Saint Bartholomew (Nathanael)
“A true Israelite“ “The next day, Yeshua decided to go to the Galilee. He finds Philip and says to him,…
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Saints Joachim and Anna, the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
“Anne is the glorious tree from which bloomed a twig under Divine Influence. She is the consecrated ground which brought…
The Twelve Holy Apostles no. 4: Saint James the Greater
By the Ebro river “By the rivers of Babylon, we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion.“ Psalm 137:…
Saint Joseph of Tiberias
Ein Sheva In the winter of 2015 / 2016 I worked as a volunteer in the kitchen of a kibbutz…
Saint Vincent de Paul, the “Apostle of Charity“
Saint Vincent de Paul on charity, zeal and prayer “God is love and wants us to go to Him through…
The bishop of Rome on five “signs of holiness in today‘s world“
“(…) Christianity is meant above all to be put into practice. It can also be an object of study and…
The bishop of Rome on “two subtle enemies of holiness“
Two paths leading astray Recently I came across the apostolic exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate by Pope Francis, published on the…
The simple piety of a cheerful gentleman – meeting Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
“But the important thing is to sing.“ (Blessed Pier Giorgio‘s response to someone telling him he was out of tune…
The Twelve Holy Apostles no. 3: Saint Thomas
“Thomas said to Him, ‘Master, we don‘t know where You are going. How can we know the way?‘ Yeshua said…
The Twelve Holy Apostles no. 2: Saint Peter
“Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.‘Yeshua said to him, ‘Blessed are you, Simon…