Stories of Saints: Arnold of Soissons
One of the most widely recognized patron saints of brewers and beer is Saint Arnold of Soissons. He was a soldier, then a hermit, and then the abbot of a monastery where he managed to save many lives ...
11 Kesä 202442min
Stories of Saints: Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi is quite well known for having established one of the most important Catholic orders in history for both brothers and sisters, upon whom he imposed the same vow of poverty he himself...
4 Kesä 202441min
Stories of Saints: Joan of Arc
How did a pious French woman with no military training convince the crown prince, Charles of Valois, to allow her to lead a French army to the besieged city of Orléans? And how, when she did this, did...
28 Touko 202446min
Stories of Saints: Agatha
Saint Agatha was a young woman who was martyred in Sicily more than 1,700 years ago during the persecution of Decius. While some details of her story may come more from tradition than historical fact ...
21 Touko 202440min
Stories of Saints: Estelle
Saint Estelle was an alleged third-century martyr in Gaul, daughter of an illustrious Roman and descended from a powerful family of Druids. How does one go from being the daughter of pagans to believi...
14 Touko 202446min
Fairy Tales: Hansel and Gretel
Most people are familiar with the story of Hansel and Gretel, a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in their Grimm’s Fairy Tales in 1812. For those who haven't, what you ne...
7 Touko 202445min
Fairy Tales: Mother Goose
We’ve learned that many of the simple and seemingly innocent fairy tales we grew up reciting are actually quite dark and twisted. Today we're not going to talk about a specific fairy tale, but instead...
30 Huhti 202446min
