A document from the early Church called “The Passion of Sts. Perpetua and Felicity” was so popular in the North African church that St. Augustine complained that it was more widely read than the Gospels. Part of the striking power of this narrative derives from the fact that it represents the voice of Perpetua herself, as she languished in prison under the sentence of death.

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We continue our Biblical Israel series with Episode 6, focusing on the life and times of Joseph. He was sold for 20-shekels to the Ishmaelites, and then transported to Egypt as slave. Here is the story of how he became the 2nd highest ruling figure in Egypt. This 30-minute episode takes you through some of the finer details of the Biblical narrative.

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Saint Casimir was the son of the King of Poland. At an early age he saw through the superficiality and corruption of court politics. Throughout his short life he dedicated himself wholly to the service of God and of his fellow-men. He loved the poor and was renowned for his devotion to the Eucharist and to the Blessed Virgin.

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St. Katharine Drexel was born in Philadelphia in 1858. She had an excellent education and traveled widely. As a rich girl, she had a grand debut into society. But when she nursed her stepmother through a three-year terminal illness, she saw that all the Drexel money could not buy safety from pain or death, and her life took a profound turn.

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Saint Polycarp came to know Jesus, around 80 AD, through his teacher, Saint John the Apostle, the beloved disciple of our Lord. Saint John’s preaching touched many lives, including that of a young man named Polycarp. It is believed that Saint John ordained Polycarp a bishop and sent him to the town of Smyrna, Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). Polycarp might have been only a teenager when he was ordained, and he shepherded the Church in Smyrna for more than sixty or seventy years.

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Every age of the Church has different needs. In the eleventh century, the Church needed an unwavering and courageous voice for reform. Saint Peter Damian was that voice. Though his heart was most at home in his monastery doing penance and chanting the psalms, his valiant efforts restored many parts of the Church which began to radiate as the Bride of Christ once again.

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On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, May 13, 1917, three children were laughing and chatting as they kept watch over their families’ sheep. This afternoon they were building a playhouse out of brush and rocks. Suddenly a bright light flashed. They thought it was lightning. Then it flashed again. They saw a ball of light descend upon a little evergreen tree. Within the light was a beautiful woman dressed in white. This encounter would become known as the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima.

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In 1240, seven prominent noblemen of Florence mutually decided to withdraw from the city to a solitary place for prayer and direct service to God. The Blessed Mother appeared to each of them individually and urged them to begin a more perfect life. Disregarding birth and wealth, in sackcloth under shabby and well-worn clothing they withdrew to a small building in the country. It was September 8th, selected so that they might begin to live a more holy life on the very day when the Mother of God began to live her holy life.

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Legend states that St. Valentine of Rome, along with St. Marius, aided the Christian martyrs during the Claudian persecution. In addition to his other edicts against helping Christians, Claudius had also issued a decree forbidding marriage. In order to increase troops for his army, he forbade young men to marry, believing that single men made better soldiers than married men. Valentine defied this decree and urged young lovers to come to him in secret so that he could join them in the sacrament of matrimony.

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February 11th marks the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1858 to fourteen-year-old Marie Bernade (St. Bernadette) Soubirous. Between February 11 and July 16, 1858, the Blessed Virgin appeared eighteen times, and showed herself to St. Bernadette in the hollow of the rock at Lourdes. On March 25 she said to the little shepherdess: "I am the Immaculate Conception." Since then Lourdes has become a place of pilgrimage and many cures and conversions have taken place. The message of Lourdes is a call to personal conversion, prayer, and charity.

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