24th November 2009
Path of Self-renunciation
Nothing that St. John of the Cross would write, in later years, was as uncompromising as the standards he set for himself and St. Teresa, of self-renunciation. He wrote,
"Let us therefore put the love of Jesus above all thi...
16th November 2009
Mother Cabrini wins over Louisiana
Mother Cabrini loved the people of Louisiana. We love the people of Louisiana. She could not be intimidated by anyone. Her time in New Orleans was proof positive of that. She was asked to work with the Bishop of New O...
16th November 2009
Four years of suffering
Elzabeth was just beginning to experience what would become a purging of her soul for the remainder of her short life. While her husband was still alive, and through the recommendation of the Pope at the time, Gregory IX, she wa...
15th November 2009
Anna Maria and false prophets
A religious, known for his sanctity, believed that he had had a vision of two Angels who assured him his ambitious project was of Divine origin and would bear much fruit. When he told this to Anna Maria, she smiled sadly a...
12th November 2009
The secretary said, "The Pro brothers have not confessed any connection to the crime, and we have no proof against them."
But the following morning, without benefit of an examining judge, or lawyer, or anything, sentence on Miguel Pro and his three com...
05th November 2009
You have friends in High Places
The Saints have been speaking to us, vulnerably sharing their stories, to help us walk our path to the Father. We pray they have touched you, as they have us. Some of the Saints we have written about, we had to write ...
05th November 2009
We believe that all wars are Religious Wars, all battles between Principalities and Powers, good fighting evil. We fight with guns and bombs instead of prayer. Mothers' sons and daughters die; families lose their husbands and fathers, wives and mothers,...
29th October 2009
Miracles in the life of Saint Charles Borromeo
He found himself at odds with the Spanish governors of Milan over matters of jurisdictional and secular natures. It came to some pretty hard-headed confrontations. In one instance, it was only through th...
26th October 2009
Miracle of the Cross of St Paul of the Cross
St. Paul focused completely on Jesus Crucified. He spent more and more of his time venerating the Cross, and the price Our Lord Jesus paid for our salvation. He meditated on how much Jesus loved us and lov...
22nd October 2009
The Fourth Great Revelation
Father Claude directed Margaret Mary to write down all that Jesus told her. Although she found this greatly distasteful, not wanting to draw attention to herself, she did so out of obedience. Then she burned all she had writ...
21st October 2009
Teresa and the Inquisition
As Teresa was growing deeper and deeper in her journey with the Lord, she went about her everyday life, fully living out her commitment to her vocation as a Nun, as well as to her immediate family. But this was to become a ti...
15th October 2009
Miracle upon Miracle upon Miracle
There are so many recorded miracles attributed to our young Saint, we don't know where to start, and we're sure that no matter how many we chronicle in this chapter, we're going to miss telling you about miracles you o...
14th October 2009
The Cave of Saint Michael the Archangel
The Shrine of Saint Michael the Archangel in the Gargano was the first monument of the Archangel's that we ever visited. We pray that Michael and his Shrine touch you in the same way they have touched us, as we h...
14th October 2009
The Beginning of the End
We sometimes believe there's not enough room in the body and soul to contain all the Lord will give us if we but ask. While Thérèse's soul was filled to overflowing with the love of Jesus, her body was falling apart. The cons...
09th October 2009
Dina Belanger Received the Stigmata
On January 22, 1927, Dina was given the gift of the Stigmata of Jesus, the Five Wounds in her hands, feet, and side. She described it in breathtaking description:
"On the 22nd of January, a Saturday and the Feast ...
