Mar 2, 20223 min readHow God Spoke to St. JeromeSt. Jerome (347 - † 420) recounts: Many years ago, when for the kingdom of heaven's sake I had cut myself off from home, parents, sister,...
Jan 26, 20221 min readHow God Spoke to St. Martin of ToursHis father, who was an important officer in the army of the Roman Empire, gave him the name Martin in honor of Mars, the god of war. He...
Nov 3, 20213 min readHow God Spoke to St. Anthony AbbotFrom the "Life of St. Anthony," written by St. Athanasius After the death of his father and mother he was left alone with one little...
Aug 25, 20212 min readHow God Spoke to St. AugustineFrom the Confessions of St. Augustine (Book VIII, 29): I was saying these things and weeping in the most bitter contrition of my heart,...
Aug 11, 20211 min readHow God Spoke to St. ClareFrom the Legend of St. Clare (Ch. IV, 2-8) “The Solemnity of the Day of the Palms was at hand when the young girl [Clare] went with a...
Jul 9, 20212 min readHow St. Bonaventure Discovered His VocationFrom Pope Benedict XVI, General Audience, 3 March 2010: [St. Bonaventure] was called Giovanni di Fidanza. An episode that occurred when...
May 30, 20212 min readHow God Spoke to St. Justin“When I wished at one period to be filled with great quietness, and to shun the path of men, I used to go into a certain field not far...
Dec 28, 20202 min readHow God Spoke to Fr. Sylvester in a VisionFrom the Franciscan Sources: “On the occasion when, as we have said, Master Bernard gave all his goods to the poor, Francis was there,...
Dec 14, 20203 min readHow St. Francis Understood What Charism God was Calling Him to LiveFrom the Franciscan sources: “The truth of Francis’ teaching was brought home to people by the simplicity of his way of life, and two...
Nov 23, 20202 min readHow Our Lady Showed the Will of God to Sr. LuciaBishop Dom José had suggested to Sister Lúcia to leave Fátima and go to Porto, since the people did not know her there. Sister Lucia...