Margaret was born in 1555, She was raised as a Protestant, a member of the Church of England, but after her marriage to John Clitherow, she made the decision to become Catholic. It was a brave decision because Margaret lived during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, who wanted to rid England of all Catholics [...]
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Mark was an Evangelist—one of the four men who write the Gospels found in the New Testament. Mark’s Gospel was written first and it is the shortest description of Jesus’ life, death, Resurrection and Ascension. Mark’s writings helped both Matthew and Luke to write their Gospels. Mark was not one of the original Apostles. Instead, we [...] Imagine how your life would change if you had to move to an unknown land more than 6,000 miles away! That’s what happened to Turibius of Mongrovejo. He was a respected judge and law professor Spain. One day, King Philip II, who was head of the Church in Spain, appointed him archbishop of Lima, Peru. [...] Rafka was born in Lebanon in 1832. She was an only child. Her mother died when Rafka was seven years old. In time, her father remarried, but Rafka never got along with her stepmother. Rafka turned to Jesus when she was sad or upset. She trusted that our Savior would help her. When she was fourteen, [...] The Gospels of Matthew, Luke, and John tell us everything we know about Joseph, the husband of Jesus’ mother, Mary. But the importance of Joseph’s part in God’s plan is first found in the Book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. Through the prophet Isaiah, God promises to send a Messiah to save all people. [...] Louise was born into a wealthy French family in 1591, but all the money in the world could not stop sadness from touching her life. Her mother died when was young and her father died when she was a teenager. She felt called to religious life, but she was discouraged from becoming a nun. Instead, [...] Matilda was from a royal family in Denmark. She became Queen of Germany when she married King Henry I. As queen, Matilda put her faith into action. She treated the people of Germany as children of God rather than her subjects. She was a generous person and wanted all people to share equally in the [...] Sophronius was a monk who lived from 550 to 639. He did not stay in one monastery, as many monks of his time did. Instead he lived his life of prayer, fasting, and sacrifice first in the desert of Egypt, then near the Jordan River, and finally in Jerusalem. A false teaching, or heresy, was being [...] It’s isn’t always easy to be different from others, but Dominic was. Even as a young boy, he had great faith. His parents taught him how important it was for him to put Jesus first in his life. They had one other goal for Dominic. They wanted him to learn to read and write, something [...] Catherine was born in 1413 in Bologna, Italy. Her father was an important government official who worked for the Marquis, a member of the royal family. When she was eleven, Catherine was invited to live in the palace to be a companion to the Marquis’ daughter, Margaret. It was a wonderful opportunity for Catherine. She [...] |
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