By André Vauchez (Yale Press, 2012) Francis the ecologist, Francis the stigmatic, Francis the peace activist, Francis the crusader. With so many Francis...
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Some people come to Venice for the canals, some for the romance, and some for the history, seeing it as the quintessential Italian city. I came because, like...
On my first visit to Guatemala, I stayed with a priest who brought me to the neighboring village of Santiago Atitlán, where he told me the story of Father Stan...
Pat and Patty Crowley will always be Pat-and-Patty to me—individuals but inseparable—even though I only came to know them through Patty alone. Pat...
John Bosco grew up poor, but whenever he had an extra penny, he would go to the circuses and fairs that came to his town. He watched in rapt attention as...
Rough seas and 2,000-foot cliffs still keep the Kalaupapa peninsula fairly isolated today, although the remote place has acquired some name recognition, thanks...
