Religious Saints

My world came crashing down around me in 1997. It was entirely my fault. While it was a devastating experience, followed by equally devastating years of slow rebuilding, I also realize that it was a beautiful act of God's reckless mercy toward me that brought me to such a place.

On March 13, 2013, the world waited in hushed anticipation for the announcement of the new successor of Peter and leader of the Roman Catholic Church. For weeks the news had been filled with discussions and speculation of leading papabili. Now, finally, the new pope would be revealed. But when Jorge Mario Bergoglio appeared, the world was momentarily stunned. Who was this humble cardinal from Argentina who emerged onto the loggia, choosing the name Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi?

Qui es-tu, petit Van ? Quel vertige devant le courage de cet enfant espiègle, la douceur de ce grand persécuté, l'abandon de celui qui reçoit tout parce qu'il n'a rien, ce petit Vietnamien qui remue ciel et terre !

"Un génie mystique". Ainsi parlait le Pape Paul VI de celui qui prêcha, à sa demande, sa retraite au Vatican en 1972. Maurice Zundel, ce prêtre suisse né en 1897, vit depuis sa mort en 1975, un succès grandissant. Cela s'explique par l'aspect prophétique de cet étonnant mystique qui, dès le début de ses prédications, a placé l'homme au centre et au cœur de sa spiritualité. Transcendant les frontières humaines et religieuses, celui qui fut, entre autres, le confesseur de l'abbé Pierre, rejoint chacun d'entre nous, au travers de ses homélies (éditées), de ses livres (une vingtaine), et ses conférences (retranscrites).

Entre tragédias pessoais e fatos inesperados, a vida de Irmã Dulce (1914-1992) sempre foi definida por reviravoltas: filha de uma família privilegiada, ela descobriu a fé e abandonou o conforto material, deixando as angústias do povo pobre penetrarem em seu coração.

While Christian denominations world-wide have been slipping into apathy, worldliness, and biblical illiteracy, the cult of Mormonism has been able to preach its satanic doctrines throughout the world deceiving countless souls in the process. It's time for true men, women, and even children of God to stand against the heresies being taught by the Mormons and contend for the true Christian faith.

Ram Krishna Das Vaishnaba, or Dude Dehari Baba, or Milk Baba was so named because he lived forty-five years entirely on one small cup of milk per day. No other food ever passed his lips. Baba lived in a small room by the Bagmati river at Pashiputinath temple, five kilometers outside of Katmandu. His beautiful matted hair, or jata, was over twenty-six feet long. Baba was a lifelong devotee of Lord Rama and God Brother and confidant of Neem Karoli Baba, the iconic guru of Baba Ram Das.

In 1384, a poor and illiterate peasant woman named Ermine moved to the city of Reims with her elderly husband. Her era was troubled by war, plague, and schism within the Catholic Church, and Ermine could easily have slipped unobserved through the cracks of history. After the loss of her husband, however, things took a remarkable but frightening turn. For the last 10 months of her life, Ermine was tormented by nightly visions of angels and demons.

In The Liberty Threat, James Tonkowich explores the history of Christian philosophy from the Church's infancy through the birth of America and how it influenced religious liberty. With powerful examples fresh from today's courts, Tonkowich illustrates just how the rigid separation of Church and state has created a world that is hostile to true faith. The Liberty Threat is both a chilling wake-up call and a clear call to action for Christians everywhere.

Nicholas is 19 years old and has just lost his parents in a fire. Furthermore, his father’s business partner Alexander takes away Nicholas’ money, business, and house. Nicholas throws away his faith and allows his newfound self-pity to turn away Aemilia, the woman he was never quite clever enough to realize he truly loved. In the midst of Nicholas’ downward spiral, Alexander hatches a plan to sell Aemilia and her two sisters into slavery.

An insane king. His fleeing daughter. Estranged brothers, with a scarred past, risking everything to save her from a fate worse than death. Toss in a holy priest and a lovable wolfhound, and get ready for a wild race across Ireland. For the first time ever, the legend of Saint Dymphna, a 15-year old Irish princess who lived in the 7th century, is brought to life in this contemporary novel for teens. When Dymphna's mother dies, her insane father believes Dymphna is his wife. With three friends, Dymphna manages to escape, but is pursued by the king's soldiers across Ireland.

Considerada por muchos el testamento espiritual de Miguel de Unamuno, esta pequeña obra maestra aborda la dialéctica entre la fe y la duda a través de la vida de un protosanto moderno llamado don Manuel, párroco de un pueblecito de la provincia de Zamora. Quien nos trasmite sus recuerdos de ese hombre excepcional es la última de sus discípulas, y su relato crea una auténtica tensión dramática gracias a la riqueza espiritual de los personajes.

Among all the various figures in 19th century America who left controversial legacies, it is hard to find one as influential as Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Mormonism, and the Latter-Day Saint movement. Revered as a prophet on the level of Moses by some, reviled as a perpetrator of large-scale fraud by others, what everyone can agree on is that Joseph Smith founded a religious movement that played a crucial role in the settlement of the West, especially in Utah.

L'auteur propose une réflexion qui sait nous rejoindre là où nous en sommes dans notre cheminement de foi. Tantôt réflexions, tantôt méditations, tantôt prières, ces textes offrent de nombreuses pistes pour éclairer et encourager nos recherches, et nous donner le goût d'entrer dans le mystère. Il n'est pas besoin d'avoir longtemps fréquenté les Évangiles ou longtemps exploré le contenu de notre foi chrétienne pour découvrir qu'il existe beaucoup de paradoxes dans notre religion.

In Saint Augustine's Confessions, he writes about how much he regrets having led a sinful and immoral life. He discusses his regrets for following the Manichaean religion and believing in astrology. He writes about Nebridius's role in helping to persuade him that astrology was not only incorrect but evil, and Saint Ambrose's role in his conversion to Christianity.

More and more people - especially millennials - are turning to religion as a source of comfort and solace in our increasingly chaotic world. But rather than live a cloistered life of seclusion, the Daughters of Saint Paul actively embrace social media, using platforms like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to evangelize, collectively calling themselves the #MediaNuns. In this collective memoir, eight of these Sisters share their own discernment journeys, struggles and crises of faith that they’ve overcome, and episodes from their daily lives.

La presente obra fue escrita por el Conde de Saint Germain, para servir de enseñanza a su amigo Filocasto, y redactada dentro de uno de los calabozos de la Santa Inquisición, en Roma, donde el autor había sido encerrado. El manuscrito original se encuentra en la Biblioteca de Troyes, en Francia y posee un valor esotérico incalculable. Los estudiantes de Metafísica se nutrirán con el mensaje que comparte el Maestro Saint Germain en este libro. En él se encuentran sintetizadas tres grandes manifestaciones del hermetismo: La gnóstica, la rosacruz y la masonería hermética.

"Aquel Francisco" es una biografía del Papa que parte del conocimiento personal y las conversaciones que los autores pudieron tener con él durante las visitas del entonces Cardenal Bergoglio a su provincia, en varios encuentros episcopales y luego ya en El Vaticano. El audiolibro reconstruye su vida, incluyendo pasajes menos conocidos como el de su paso formativo por Córdoba y un relato en primera persona del Cónclave que lo consagró como la máxima autoridad de la Iglesia Católica.