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 forth the…
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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: 1 The…
Saint Joseph of Tiberias
Ein Sheva In the winter of 2015 / 2016 I worked as a volunteer in the kitchen of a kibbutz on the…
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 love.“ “Let…
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 while singing…
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 to him,…
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 son of…
A man for all seasons with a hair shirt: Saint Thomas More
The gifted layman Saint Thomas More was beheaded on the 6th July 1535 in London, England, for his loyalty to Christ and…
Saint Ephrem of Syria, the “harp of the Holy Spirit“
“You are now assisting at the divine altar, and before the Prince of life, with the angels, praising the most holy Trinity.…
Saint Anthony of Padua preaching to the fishes
A fisher of men “As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and…