Results from Tag: 'st. joan of arc'
600 Years Since a Divine Call: France Marks St. Michael’s Apparitions to Young St. Joan of Arc
Pilgrims from all over France and beyond gathered in Maid of Orléans’ hometown to celebrate this landmark anniversary, demonstrating the enduring power of her legacy of faith and fellowship.
How St. Joan of Arc Won Mark Twain’s Skeptical Heart
COMMENTARY: Though known as America’s great humorist, Twain called his novel on Joan of Arc the ‘best of all my books.’
Joan of Arc’s Ring: A Modern-Day Heist Returned the Saint’s Last Relic to France
To let the relic return to France was, for many in England, unthinkable.
Heaven Spoke — and St. Joan of Arc Took Up Her Sword
SAINTS & ART: The Church honors Jeanne d’Arc as a virgin martyr and national patroness, whose courage, purity and fortitude continue to inspire Catholics and converts in a secular age.
The Pop-Culture Icon of Joan of Arc Is No Match to the Catholic Saint
While secular art projects around the saint are flourishing in the U.S., it is worth remembering that nothing in her work can be explained without God.
Princess Saints: A Great Picture Book for Your Own Little Princess
Young girls especially will enjoy the stories of Sts. Joan of Arc, Josephine Bakhita, Kateri Tekakwitha, Narcisa de Jesús, Lucy Yi Zhenmei and Thérèse of Lisieux.
To Judge or Not to Judge?
COMMENTARY: The day will come when God will judge each one of us. But who we are in the eyes of God is not someone that any one of us can know.
Don’t Be Afraid — ‘Joan Up’
We must ask God for the gift of fortitude, for we know that the victory has already been won.
Read Mark Twain’s ‘Joan of Arc’ — It Will Surprise You and Make You Want to Become a Saint
Mark Twain’s book on St. Joan of Arc shows that God can work spectacularly through the unlikeliest of candidates, whether humble maidens or skeptical authors.
