Though her family disapproved of her activities, a friendly priest, St. Andrew Fournet, encouraged her vocation. “Your work is in the world,” he assured her.
At the age of twenty-three, though not yet a priest, Louis found himself appointed bishop of Toulouse.
With his sandals and straw hat, Dom Pedro was hardly distinguishable from a peasant himself.
Although he composed music of nearly every type, most of Bach’s compositions were written for use in church.
Held hostage in Beirut for 564 days, Fr. Lawrence Jenco sustained himself with prayer, reciting a homemade rosary, or celebrating a clandestine Mass.
It was a fitting setting, as they became the first couple in the history of the Church to be recognized for having achieved holiness in the context of family life.
In her interactions with the poor people who came to the store for free food and household goods, it occurred to her that they needed something more.
Pierre married another formerly enslaved Haitian, Juliette, and their home became a center for charitable work.
If he had lived past his fourteenth birthday, Mattie Stepanek would have liked to be an ambassador for peace, sharing a message of love and hope with all humanity.
One day she received a vision of Christ and his wounds and determined at once to renounce all worldly concerns.
