by Jim Havens | Feb 18, 2016 | Priorities |
A good example from Blessed Laszlo (Ladislaus) Batthyany-Strattmann: Ladislaus, a.k.a. Laszlo, was born into the lineage of Hungarian nobility in 1870, the sixth of ten brothers. Material wealth enveloped him, think castles and vast lands, and at the age of nine his...
by Jim Havens | Jan 7, 2016 | Priorities |
A good example from Saint Isidore the Farmer: Isidore and his wife Maria had one child, a son, who died very young. After his death, this peasant farming couple devoted themselves entirely to prayer, the Mass, and work. Saint Isidore prayed hard and worked hard. He...
by Jim Havens | Jul 23, 2015 | Priorities |
A good example from Blessed Bartolo Longo: We have already looked at two good examples from Blessed Bartolo Longo (Pray the Rosary Daily and Deeply, Share the Rosary), yet one last good example deserves our attention before we move on to our next father and husband of...
by Jim Havens | Jun 25, 2015 | Priorities |
A good example from Blessed Bartolo Longo: Blessed Bartolo Longo is a somewhat unconventional family man in that he entered marriage at an older age (44) and then lived the married state while remaining faithful to a previous vow of celibacy he had made (he and his...