GOD’S GREATEST JOURNEYS BEGIN WITH ONE ACT OF SURRENDER “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.” — […]

HEAVEN KNOWS THE NAMES THE WORLD FORGETS “Rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” — Matthew 4:19 The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church […]

FAITH GROWS THROUGH GOD’S CALL “Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.” — Matthew 4:19 Saint Peter was an […]

DEFEND THE TRUTH WITH LOVE “But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.” […]

EVERY HERESY BEGINS BY MAKING JESUS SMALLER “Who do you say that I am?” — Matthew 16:15 The central mission of St. Cyril’s life was to […]

CHILDHOOD AMID JOY AND LOSS Saint Josemaría grew up in a loving Christian family but also endured the heartbreaking loss of three younger sisters during childhood. […]

GOD OFTEN SPEAKS LOUDEST IN SILENCE St. William discovered that his greatest teacher was not a human guide but the silence of the mountain where he […]

THE BIRTH OF A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS A SILENCE THAT LASTED FOR CENTURIES For many generations, the people of Israel waited for the fulfillment of […]

HIS HUMBLE BEGINNINGS “God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong.” — 1 Corinthians 1:27 Joseph Cafasso was born in Castelnuovo d’Asti, […]

HIS SEARCH FOR GOD’S WILL AS A YOUNG MAN Thomas More seriously considered becoming a monk and spent time discerning God’s call through prayer and spiritual […]

HIS LOVE FOR PURITY AND HOLINESS From a very young age, Aloysius desired to belong completely to God. Though born into a noble and wealthy family, […]

HUMBLE SERVICE BEFORE BECOMING POPE “Whoever would be great among you must be your servant.” — Matthew 20:26 Before he became pope, Silverius served quietly in […]

HIS NOBLE UPBRINGING Romuald was born into a noble family in Ravenna, Italy, and grew up surrounded by wealth, privilege, and worldly comforts. Yet God was […]

LIFE AS BROTHERS IN FAITH Saint Mark and Saint Marcellian were twin brothers who shared not only the bond of family but also a deep love […]

HIS NOBLE UPBRINGING “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” — Proverbs […]

EMBRACING GOD’S CALL WITH COURAGE “Here am I; send me!” — Isaiah 6:8 Saint Emily de Vialar was born into a wealthy family in France in […]

STEADY GROWTH IN HOLINESS “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” — […]

DIFFICULT CHILDHOOD “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” — Matthew 5:4 Saint Germaine suffered greatly from childhood. She was born with a […]

FAITHFUL IN DEFENDING THE TRUTH “Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day.” — Matthew […]

LOVE FOR THE WORD OF GOD Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus, sold a field that he owned and laid the proceeds at the feet of the […]