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Home: Core Subjects: Stories of Faith and Character: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Stories of Faith and Character: LINKS_PAGEArticles:St. Joseph of Cupertino: The dunce - 1603-1663 - Rev. Alban Goodier, S.J.If ever a tiny child began life with nothing in his favor it was Joseph of Cupertino; he had only one hopeful and saving quality — that he knew it. Read more... St. Thérèse of Lisieux: Patron Saint of Common Sense - Stephen SparrowMany are amazed by the humility and simplicity of the saint, others by her radical heart centred theology, and still others by her courage in facing the doubt that God even existed. And of course taken together, all three viewpoints form a sort of Trinitarian blueprint for the spiritual life. Read more... St. Thomas More - Mark SheaJune 22 is the Feast of one of our greatest saints: Thomas More. St. Thomas More (1478-1535) was one of the most gifted men of his day. He entered Oxford at about age 15, was a brilliant scholar, writer, and lawyer (thereby showing that lawyers can get to heaven) was fluent in Greek, Latin and French, was schooled in mathematics and was an accomplished musician. Read more... Staggering to Heaven - Patricia TreeceThere are saints who sweep across the sky of their generation like blazing comets signaling the reality and glory of God. Others silently earn grace for a world blind to their presence. Matt Talbot, the friend of God whose life ended on a Dublin sidewalk on June 7, 1925, was one of those hidden holy. Matt Talbot may well become the Church’s first known alcoholic saint. Read more... Stealing from Churches - Roger ScrutonMy years as a voyeur of holiness brought me into contact with true believers, and taught me that faith transfigures everything it touches, and raises the world to God. Read more... Still, Small Voice - Peggy NoonanThere is nothing more riveting than the sight and sound of powerful truths being spoken quietly. Mother Teresa broke almost all the rules of good speech writing during her National Prayer Breakfast address in 1994, but delivered an enormously powerful and deeply memorable speech. Read more... Strength and Compassion - Donald DeMarcoCompassion is formed in the real and heartrending experiences of deprivation. Shania Twain’s adversity formed her compassion and her strength, and it is to her honor and credit that it retains priority in her heart far above all the trappings of her extraordinary success. Read more... Taking the Time to Act Like Christians - Deal HudsonWhat I witnessed that day was one of the most remarkable moments of Christian reconciliation I am likely to ever see. Read more... Tastes Like Home - Lucette LagnadoA Passover delicacy reminds me of my own exodus from Egypt. Read more... Tender Mercies of Love: A Day of Street Ministry with the Poor - Mary Lyman JacksonMy own young daughter, Kemper, was in agony from lupus, a disease ravaging her body, and I worried about leaving her to visit Washington's poor. But I had promised to share my time with a small child in one of the poorest housing projects of our nation's capital, so I had to keep my word. This visit was part of the ongoing Catholic ministry of Exodus Youth Services, Inc. (Exodus) that my husband and I had founded in 1985. Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 [>>] Pages Updated On: 19-Nov-2008 - 18:17:13
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