Bob Lord: 195 books

These are three women who made their marks upon the Church with the work they did among the natives Americans and with the children of Canada. They are Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, foundress of Sisters of Notre Dame, Saint Marie Marguerite D’Youville, the first Canadian-born Saint, and foundress...

St. Anthony began his Opus with Joel (2:22): “The tree that bears its fruit, the fig tree and the vine give their yield.” This tree is further mentioned in the book of Wisdom:“When because of him (the unjust man) the earth was flooded, it was Wisdom again who saved it, directing the course of...

But at 8 o’clock or thereabouts, when Mary McLoughlin decided to go home, the older Bierne girl, Mary, decided to walk with her in the rain. So here we have two Marys, walking in the rain past the church again. When they passed the apparition, Mary McLoughlin casually mentioned that the pastor must...

Our Church teaches us that at birth we are given a Companion who will remain with us until the day we die, then continues with us, even to visiting us in Purgatory to console us in between his trips to our loved ones, pleading with them to pray for us. This Companion, whom we call our Guardian Angel...

The tradition of the image of Our Lady of the Gate goes way back, to before the time it was placed in the Chapel above the gate. There are legends supporting, it came to Lithuania by way of Poland in the late Fourteenth Century, when a Polish princess married into a royal Lithuanian family. Her name...

Lanciano,The Heart and Blood of Jesus - the oldest documented Miracle of the Eucharist in the History of the Church Orvieto, 1263 Miracle of the Eucharist which brought about the Feast of Corpus Christi Siena, 1730 - God proves beyond doubt that Jesus is truly Present in the Eucharist we receive at every Mass Cascia, 1300's - The faith of a priest is restored after he is part of the Miracle

Table of Contents: Visions of the Saints Visions of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Visions of Saint Margaret of Cortona Visions of Saint Gertrude Visions of Saint Clare of Montefalco Visions of Saint Catherine of Siena Visions of Saint Frances of Rome Visions of Saint Catherine of Genoa Visions of Saint...

Catherine was born into the Fieschi family, at that time, the most influential of the Guelf families of Genoa in the Province of Liguori in the Northern part of Italy. This famous family produced the powerful, very dynamic Pope Innocent IV in 1234 and then his nephew Adrian V as Pontiff (for only...

It is said of St. Francis of Assisi, that he didn't trust books, and never wanted his Friars to get distracted and influenced by the words of authors, whose works he also didn't trust. He trusted the Bible, but not certain people's interpretations of it. He was finally willing to bend in his staunch...

It is the Sixteenth Century. We are again at a time of struggle and crisis in the world and in the Church. A priest will cause many innocent lambs, not aware of his disobedience and betrayal to the Church, to stray. As always, when the Church is under attack and things look hopeless, God raises up...

From the time he was five years old, “Pippo Buono” (“good little Phil”) was obedient, never willfully causing his parents any problems. But even Philip had his moments. One day, as he was praying the Psalter, with one sister, another sister began teasing, trying to distract them. As words...

Miracle of the Eucharist of Avignon Miracle of the Eucharist of Blanot Miracle of the Eucharist of Zaragoza Miracle of the Eucharist of La Viluena Miracle of the Eucharist of Daroca Miracle of the Eucharist of Cebrero Miracle of the Eucharist of Santarem Miracle of the Eucharist of Bois Seigneur Isaac Miracle...

Saint Robert Bellarmine, brilliant follower of St. Ignatius of Loyola, has been credited with being one of the most outspoken critics of the heresies of Martin Luther and John Calvin. He focused the Church of his time on the true teachings of the Catholic Faith, which were contradicted by the Protestant Reformation

St. Catherine was born Catherine de Virgi in Bologna, Italy on Our Lady’s Birthday, September the 8th, 1413. Her father, Giovanni de Virgi, was a member of the nobility of Ferrara, as well as a highly-respected lawyer and lecturer at the famous University of Bologna. He married Benvenuta Mammolini who was also of a noble family of Bologna.