Better without a name
June 19, 2025
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It is said that in a city, near a Shrine of Our Blessed Mother, there was a very famous flower shop known for the variety
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The golden bowl
June 12, 2025
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An old beggar lay on his deathbed. His last words were spoken to his young companion who had been begging with him and whom he
Fable of the Goose and Its Owner
June 6, 2025
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Geese are highly regarded in Rome because, according to legend, the geese in the Temple of Juno once saved the city’s last defenders from falling
Leprosy vs sin
May 29, 2025
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Once St. Louis, king of France asked a friend: “Would you rather have leprosy or commit a mortal sin?” His friend, without any hesitation, answered:
Saint Macarius and the Devil
May 22, 2025
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One day, upon returning to his cell, Saint Macarius found the devil waiting for him with a sickle in hand, attempting to cut him in
Thinking about what we think
May 15, 2025
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Once, many years ago, I told my pastor that we had elections in our youth group and we chose a new leader. Probably he could
He cut off his hand
May 8, 2025
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Tihamér Tóth recounts that when the Normans attacked Ireland, their leader promised them—to spur them into battle with a real incentive—that the first one to
Indeed, He is Risen!
April 24, 2025
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When members of the Eastern Church (including the Orthodox) wish someone a Happy Easter they do it with an affirmation of faith: “Christ is Risen.”
Love helps heal wounds
April 10, 2025
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In September 2005, Fabián Chávez, a 25-year-old orphan and alcoholic, beat Mariano Drew, aged 27, to death in El Hoyo, Chubut, Argentina. During the trial
Hearing God’s voice
April 3, 2025
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It is well known that St. Joan of Ark had a personal relationship with God. In Shaw’s play “Saint Joan” (premiering in 1923, three years