by Peter James | Mar 16, 2023 | St. Patrick Breastplate 1st
Patrick (ca. 385-461) may be regarded as a saint in the Catholic church but the opening line of his autobiography, Confession, reveals how he viewed himself, “My name is Patrick. I am a sinner.” Born along the coast of England, Patrick (or Patricius, his Latin name)...
by Peter James | Mar 15, 2023 | Joseph Scriven
A big man with white hair and a bushy beard was carrying a saw and sawhorse down the street. A wealthy citizen of the town spotted the man and said to his friend, “He looks like a sober man. I think I’ll hire him to cut wood for me.” ...
by Peter James | Mar 14, 2023 | Charles de Foucauld
His name was Charles although his friends in military school nicknamed him “Fats” on account of his huge appetite and lazy demeanor. Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916) said of that time in his life, “I sleep long. I eat a lot. I think little.” A...
by Peter James | Mar 13, 2023 | Anthony Bloom
Anthony Bloom (1914-2003) was a medical doctor who became a Russian Orthodox priest. His childhood in Russia taught him “that life was violent, brutal, heartless” and all people were “adversaries.” Only the people closest to him could be...
by Peter James | Mar 12, 2023 | John Cosin
The English king Charles I married French Princess Henrietta Maria in 1625. She was fifteen and he was twenty-four. She was not Charles’ first choice, and their marriage was full of high drama, but that’s a story for another day. When Henrietta became...
