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Angels Everywhere and more
Angels Everywhere Mother Angelica, the famous nun who created the world’s largest Christian Media Station, the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) once had a man come to her who was a sceptic. They talked about God and eventually the conversation …
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The Praying Hands and more
The story of the praying hands About 1490 two young friends, Albrecht Durer and Franz Knigstein were struggling young artists. Since both were poor, they worked to support themselves while they studied art. Work took so much of their time …
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The Brothers and Sisters of Jesus
A recent Protestant Bible program presented the individuals described in the Bible as the brothers and sisters of Jesus as literally being the children of Mary. This is indeed the view of some modern churches, but what are the facts …
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Saint Paul the Hermit
St Paul the hermit was the first well-known Christian hermit, he found himself in danger of persecution of Decius. Paul’s friend found him a house to hide in, but his brother-in-law had planned to betray him for his inheritance. For …
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Saint Nicholas
St. Nicholas was born in Asia Minor. When he was ordained into the priesthood the young Nicholas gave away all his possessions to the poor and entered a monastery where he later became Abbot. He went on to become Bishop …
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Saint Meinrod
St. Meinrod was a ninth-century Benedictine monk at the monastery of Reichenau, Switzerland. In 840 he realized he had a vocation to a solitary life of prayer. He received permission to live as a hermit among the pines by Lake …
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Saint Catherine
Emperor Maxentius carried off Saint Catherine of Alexandria along with other women in the year 305; she was only 18 years old yet had studied much. Maxentius wished to marry her but she refused, wishing to remain a virgin for …
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St Benedict and St Scholastica
St Benedict and St Scholastica were twins born in Umbia about the year 480. At the age of 20 Benedict went to live as a hermit in a cave, but so many people followed him that he was able to …
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Saint Zita
St. Zita, the servant girl was sent to work in a rich household in Lucca at the age of twelve. Her parents were extremely poor, but had brought their daughter up with fine morals and a deep love for the …
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Saint Rita
St Rita of Cascia was born in 1381; she shared from her earliest year’s an extraordinary piety and love of prayer. She had set her heart upon dedicating herself to God in the Augustinian convent at Cascia but her father …
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