#280 Discovering the Psalms with Fr. Agapetos: Entering the Prayer of Jesus Through Hebrew Scripture

What can St. Lawrence teach Catholics about suffering, courage, peace, and Christian joy?In 258 AD, during the persecution of Christians in Rome, St. Lawrence knew that martyrdom could be waiting for him. When the authorities demanded the treasures of the Church, Lawrence famously presented them wi…

What does St. Moses the Black teach Catholic men about anger, strength, self-control, and becoming the man God created us to be? In Episode 2 of Saints for the Struggle, we enter the Egyptian desert and meet one of Christianity’s most remarkable saints: St. Moses the Black. Before becoming a monk…

What controls you—your phone, appetite, anger, lust, comfort, fear or desire for approval? St. Mary of Egypt discovered that if we cannot tell our desires no, we are not truly free.After years dominated by sexual passion, Mary traveled to Jerusalem for sinful motives. At the Church of the Holy Sepu…

What do you do when your spouse is difficult to love?Blessed Anna Maria Taigi became a wife, mother, mystic, and eventually a blessed of the Catholic Church—but she did not become holy by escaping family life. She became holy inside it.Her husband, Domenico, could be rough, demanding, and quick-tem…