Zita was born in Italy at the beginning of the thirteenth century. Her parents were poor but everything they did was done for God. At the age of ... more info
John was born in the late 900's in Florence, Italy. His parents were wealthy and they had their children (John and Hugo) taught at home by a ... more info
Saul was born in the early 1st century. His father was Jewish and a Roman citizen. He was a tentmaker by trade and Saul planned on following in his ... more info
Peter Paul Rubens was born in 1577. His father died when he was only ten but his mother raised him to the best of her ability. She allowed him to be ... more info
Antonin Dvorak was born on the Feast of Our Lady's Nativity, September 8, 1841. Even as a child he was fascinated by music. His father wanted him ... more info
Elizabeth Bayley, known to us as Mother Seton, was born in New York in 1774. Her mother died when she was still young and her father remarried. When ... more info
Saint Jude was born in Nazareth and was a cousin to Jesus. His father was the brother of Saint Joseph. As children, Our Lord and Saint Jude were ... more info
Imelda was born in 1322. Even before she was five she desired to receive Jesus in Holy Communion. However at that time the Church ruled that a child ... more info
A Story of Saint Tarcisius (Patron saint of First Communicants) Tarcisius was born toward the end of the third century. He secretly carried the ... more info
Roch, as a small boy, brought home a puppy and with a promise to his mother of being willing to care for it, she allowed him to keep it. These two ... more info
Young Raymond Bolt accidentally ends up in Kentucky after hiding in a freight car, and finds himself among the Bell family near Withrose Creek during ... more info
When the doctor declares that Florian Bell’s health is in serious danger, he is sent from his home in Milwaukee to stay with his cousins Hunter ... more info
Paul Guibeau has spent the winter at the Mission of Saint Ignace and now is anxious to set out with Father Marquette and Sieur Joliet on their voyage ... more info
The year is 1669. In French colonial Quebec, Paul Guibeau has won fame for his bravery in fighting the Iroquois, and now he hopes to turn this ... more info
The Sheriff of the Beech Fork continues the adventures of 15-year-old Owen Howard and Martin Cooper in the early 19th century Kentucky wilderness, as ... more info
