Personal Stories
If there’s one word that can encapsulate St Mother Theresa, it’s “given.” Born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, then part of the Ottoman Empire (now North Macedonia), she grew up with great reverence for the sacraments,...
Personal Stories
“Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” – John 15:13 The life of St Maximilian Kolbe is a witness to these words of Jesus. Born Rajmund Kolbe on January 8, 1894, in Zduńska Wola, Poland, he was a profoundly...
Personal Stories
Jesus in the Eucharist demonstrates God’s continual presence in our broken world and our lives — even when things are desperate. St Damien of Molokai shows how Jesus in the Eucharist enables us to bring God’s presence to the darkest corners of the world....
Personal Stories
Background I grew up a little small farm town east of Pittsburgh. Faith was very important in our family, but I was a very intuitive kid. I always asked “why” like most kids, but maybe more than most. As cradle Catholics, my family did everything we were...
Personal Stories
Background 11 years ago, I was a student on campus at IUPUI. I was living a wayward lifestyle, similar to other students on campus. I dove into secular things that the culture had to offer — chasing women, drinking, partying. I did all the typical college stuff....
Personal Stories
Background Beth and I grew up together in the Presbyterian Church. It was a wonderful experience. We grew up Protestant with a Reformed theology background, and we we learned to love Scripture and church on Sundays. We got our first Bibles in second grade, and knew... 
