Paula was born in Barcelona, Spain over 200 years ago. She was the oldest of five daughters. Her father died when she was only ten and Paula had to go to work to help her mother support the family. She also helped her mother raise her younger sisters. Paula was disappointed that she could not [...]
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Are you a leader or a follower? When Jesus met Simon, he recognized his leadership qualities. But he knew that Simon would need help. Jesus began by giving Simon a new name. He called him Peter, which means “rock.” Later, Jesus told Peter that he was to be the rock on which Jesus would build [...] Peter was born in Italy in 1007. When his parents died, he went to live with one of his older brothers, who treated him cruelly. Sometimes Peter was forbidden to eat any of his brother’s food. Another brother helped solve the problem by giving Peter [...] Francisco was only ten years old when Our Blessed Mother appeared to him, his sister Jacinta and his cousin Lucia in their small town of Fatima, Portugal. The visions, which we call “apparitions” occurred in 1917. Mary appeared to the children five times. Only Lucia heard Mary’s words, but Francisco told his parents, his parish priest, [...] Growing up in a small town in Italy, Guido di Pietro was interested in two things. He wanted to follow Christ’s example in all things and he wanted to develop his talent for painting. God showed him how these two things were his vocation. Our vocation is God’s call to share in Jesus’ life and [...] St. Valentine was a priest in the early Church. He was also a doctor. He helped people when they were sick and he taught his Christian community in Rome how to follow Jesus. His example of always acting with love inspired many people to join the Church. It was dangerous to be a follower of Christ [...] John was born in France in 1160. His parents were wealthy and sent him away to school so that he could receive the best education. He used the money his parents sent him to help the poor. He spent his free time performing other works [...] Pius IX was the Holy Father of the Catholic Church longer than any other pope, from 1846 to 1878. It was a difficult time to be the leader of the Church because of political conflicts between nations and religious arguments about the Church’s place in the world. No matter what kinds of problems the pope [...] In 1597, Fr. Paul Miki, twenty-two other men, and three boys were martyred for their faith on a hill in Nagasaki, Japan. Paul was a Jesuit priest who was born in Japan. He was known as a famous preacher. His companions were two other Jesuit priests, six Franciscan priests, seventeen lay people, including catechists, a [...] During the first three centuries of the Church, Rome persecuted Christians. Roman emperors sent out letters and told Roman governors to force Christians to deny their God. The governors then arrested known Christians. But many refused to give up their belief in the God who had raised Jesus to new life. So Rome put these faithful [...] |
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