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Read more about the article Pedro Casaldáliga
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Pedro Casaldáliga

  • Post author:Robert Ellsberg
  • Post published:Aug 8, 2022
  • Post category:Blessed Among Us

With his sandals and straw hat, Dom Pedro was hardly distinguishable from a peasant himself.

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Read more about the article Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach

  • Post author:Robert Ellsberg
  • Post published:Jul 28, 2022
  • Post category:Blessed Among Us

Although he composed music of nearly every type, most of Bach’s compositions were written for use in church.

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Read more about the article Lawrence Jenco
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Lawrence Jenco

  • Post author:Robert Ellsberg
  • Post published:Jul 20, 2022
  • Post category:Blessed Among Us

Held hostage in Beirut for 564 days, Fr. Lawrence Jenco sustained himself with prayer, reciting a homemade rosary, or celebrating a clandestine Mass.

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Read more about the article Saints Zélie and Louis Martin

Saints Zélie and Louis Martin

  • Post author:Robert Ellsberg
  • Post published:Jul 12, 2022
  • Post category:Blessed Among Us

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.

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Read more about the article Sr. Rose Tillemans
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Sr. Rose Tillemans

  • Post author:Robert Ellsberg
  • Post published:Jul 7, 2022
  • Post category:Blessed Among Us

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.

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Read more about the article Venerable Pierre Toussaint

Venerable Pierre Toussaint

  • Post author:Robert Ellsberg
  • Post published:Jun 29, 2022
  • Post category:Blessed Among Us

Pierre married another formerly enslaved Haitian, Juliette, and their home became a center for charitable work.

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Read more about the article Mattie J. T. Stepanek
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Mattie J. T. Stepanek

  • Post author:Robert Ellsberg
  • Post published:Jun 22, 2022
  • Post category:Blessed Among Us

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.

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Read more about the article St. Lutgardis

St. Lutgardis

  • Post author:Robert Ellsberg
  • Post published:Jun 16, 2022
  • Post category:Blessed Among Us

One day she received a vision of Christ and his wounds and determined at once to renounce all worldly concerns.

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Read more about the article Seattle

Seattle

  • Post author:Robert Ellsberg
  • Post published:Jun 7, 2022
  • Post category:Blessed Among Us

Seattle converted to Christianity. He tried to integrate his faith with the beliefs of his ancestors. But with each year his traditional world grew smaller.

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Read more about the article St. Joan of Arc

St. Joan of Arc

  • Post author:Robert Ellsberg
  • Post published:May 30, 2022
  • Post category:Blessed Among Us

Joan of Arc is one of the most attractive and intriguing heroines of history—exemplar of an unusual brand of political holiness.

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