St. Dismas, the good thief at Golgotha
All four Gospel accounts related the fact that Jesus was crucified along with two other men. According to Luke’s account, one of the thieves mocked Jesus, while the other thief recognized that Jesus was the Christ, humbled hims...
Anna in the Bible: The Prophetess and the Mother of Mary
There are two women named “Anna” who were very important in the events surrounding the birth of Jesus. One is the prophetess Anna who lived in the temple and constantly fasted and prayed. She was old by the time she encountered...
St. José Sánchez del Río, modern child martyr
At the beginning of the 20th century there was a conflict in Mexico that lasted from 1926 to 1929. As a part of the Mexican Constitution of 1917, the government attempted to make Mexico more secular—in the face of its deeply Ca...
Who was St. Gemma Galgani, patron of students?
St. Gemma seems to have had a variety of health problems throughout her life. As a child, she was generally of ill health. At age 16, she developed spinal meningitis. She prayed to the sacred heart of Jesus for recovery from he...