Power and wealth can turn a good and faithful man into a depraved creature who forsakes the Lord and all His righteousness. But, some had the strength, the will, and the faith to abandon it all for the Kingdom of God. That man is St. Nuno de Santa Maria, also known as Nuno Alvares Pereira, the Saint Constable of Portugal.
Saints
Darkness and Union in Therese of Lisieux and her Story of a Soul
Thérèse of Lisieux found purpose in her darkness, and union with God by identifying with unbelievers and loving them.
The Passion of John the Baptist: A Man Who Gave His Life for What is True
If we comply with the corruption of this age, living according to its evil tenets and communicating it to others through our willing adherence to its errors, we might well live more comfortably: we might receive approbation from the powerful and attain to high status among a society gone awry, plagued by moral fragmentation. In the end, however, we will have lost everything that really matters.
Saint Augustine of Hippo: Defender of Truth
St. Augustine’s life provides us with an example of the sublime fruits of grace which Christ bestows upon those who fall in love with the Divine Teacher of Truth. In doing so, Augustine was drawn to the Catholic Church, the holy dwelling place in which the fullness of truth subsists through the ages.
Léonie Martin: the first disciple of the Little Way
Léonie Martin was really the first disciple of the Little Way. Léonie illustrates that each and every single one of us is called to sainthood.