Mariana Navarro was born in Madrid, Spain. She was the oldest of six children and the only girl. After her mother died, it became Mariana’s responsibility to care for her brothers. She loved them all very much and tried her best to be like a [...]
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St. Anselm Anselm’s desire to become a monk led him from his childhood home in Italy to a famous monastery in France. He studied the great writers of the Church, including St. Augustine, and spent much of his time teaching and writing important books that explained some of the deepest mysteries of our faith. It [...] Pope Leo IX was the first pope who worked for reform in the Church. He was born in 1002 and given the name Bruno at Baptism. He was educated at a school for the children of Germany’s royal families and taught by the bishop of [...] The man we now call the “St. Francis of the Americas” began life as a poor shepherd. He often lived in a cave. As he cared for the sheep, he spent his time growing closer to God in prayer. He longed to travel to Guatemala City, where he hoped he could earn a better living. Peter [...] Imagine seeing our Blessed Mother not just once, but eighteen times! That is the blessing Bernadette Soubirous was given in 1858. One day, Bernadette, her sister, and a friend were gathering firewood near their home in Lourdes, France. Suddenly a lovely Lady dressed in blue and white appeared to Bernadette above a rose bush in [...] St. Vincent Ferrer Vincent Ferrer, the most gifted preacher of his time, often gave his sermons outdoors because no church could hold the huge crowds that came to hear him speak about God’s love and forgiveness. Vincent was born in Spain in 1357. He joined the Dominican Order when he was nineteen. It was a difficult [...] Margaret was born in Florence, Italy in 1287. She was a great disappointment to her wealthy parents. She was born blind and with very serious spine and leg problems. Her parents were ashamed of her and told people that she had died at birth. They kept her hidden away. Only her parish priest was allowed [...] Juanita came from a wealthy family in Santiago, Chile. There was a chapel on the family property and Juanita attended Mass every day from the time she was a small child. She could hardly wait for her First Communion so that she could receive Jesus. Juanita loved to read stories of the saints. When she was [...] Stanislaus is the patron saint of Poland. Some people call him the second John the Baptist because, like John, Stanislaus stood up for his faith. Stanislaus was born in 1030 in a small town near Krakow. When he was very young, he told his parents that he wanted to be a priest. They were proud that [...] John Baptist is responsible for many changes in education; things that we take for granted today. But education was not his first choice for a career.
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