Charles Carroll
Greatness is not happenstance, a mere collision of incidents. Education, effort, and resources are key components. Hardship is also a frequent antagonist of those who attain levels of prestige and clout. Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a man who descended from a lineage of royalty and preeminence. His ancestors trace their roots to a group…
Read MoreTheodore S. Wright
Theodore S. Wright was one of the founding members of the American Anti-Slavery Society and a towering figure in American abolitionism. Born in 1797 in Providence, Rhode Island, Wright’s life was defined by his dual commitment to faith and freedom. As an African American man in the early 19th century, his very existence was a…
Read MoreCatherine of Siena
The value Catherine makes central in her short life and which sounds clearly and consistently through her experience is complete surrender to Christ. What is most impressive about her is that she learns to view her surrender to her Lord as a goal to be reached through time. She was the 23rd child of Jacopo…
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Abbess, artist, author, composer, mystic, pharmacist, poet, preacher, theologian—where to begin in describing this remarkable woman? Born into a noble family, she was instructed for ten years by the holy woman Blessed Jutta. When Hildegard was 18, she became a Benedictine nun at the Monastery of Saint Disibodenberg. Ordered by her confessor to write down the…
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