It Is Not the Feet That Govern
July 16, 2026
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Charles I, King of Spain (also known as Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor), was walking one day with considerable difficulty due to an attack of
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You have made me Pope, now let me be one
July 9, 2026
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During the pontificate of Paul III, it is said that a cardinal was persistently asking him for a favor. However, Paul III kept putting it
Unexpected Help
June 25, 2026
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Charles Péguy, the famous French poet and essayist (1873–1914), tells the following story: There was a Frenchman who was so bored, so terribly bored, that
When an Artist Painted Envy
June 18, 2026
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Once, a painter was asked to depict envy. After much thought and study on the subject, the painter portrayed envy in this way: an old
Statue of Responsibility
June 11, 2026
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Viktor Frankl, the famous Austrian neurologist, psychologist, and psychiatrist who survived the Holocaust, was once invited to the United States to give a series of
Four Men Carrying a Board
June 4, 2026
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A story is told of four men who were carrying a large board, although it was not so big. It was a slate that could actually
An Unexpected Request
May 28, 2026
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The prefect of a department in France, who was a Christian man, often visited hospitals. Once, while visiting a hospital run by nuns, he was
How much fire does a candle share?
May 21, 2026
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It is a well-known fact that Saint Catherine of Siena had conversations with Jesus Christ. In one of those conversations, speaking about the Eucharist and
I run relentlessly to catch it
May 14, 2026
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Theodorete recounts in his “Philotheus” that St. Marcian once met a hunter and asked him: “What do you do?” The hunter replied: “I hunt wild
Two brothers and an unexpected situation
May 7, 2026
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Once I heard a story about two brothers, who were able to understand each other perfectly. One was a priest, and the other had a