During his trip to America, Pope Benedict XVI, stated: "As the saints teach us so vividly, prayer becomes hope in action. Christ was their constant companion, with whom they conversed at every step of their journey for others." Video taped in Italy A role model for the young of…
Follow the life of Pope John Paul II, visiting his birthplace at Wadowice, where he lived, the Church he visited and prayed before the Lady of Perpetual Help before going to school, each day. See the factory where he worked, studying underground for the priesthood. Visit the Church in Krakow where he…
The extraordinary life of Rita of Cascia: believer, wife, mom, widow, nun, healer and saint. Venerated by milions of believers all over the world, Saint Rita is one of the most popular icons of the Christianity. Margherita Lotti was married at an early age. The marriage lasted for 18 years, during which…
Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow, Nun, Saint, Woman of Faithfulness and Forgiveness Saint of Impossible Causes Pope Benedict XVI "Take courage! Fix your gaze on our saints." This program was taped on location in the mountain towns of Cascia and Roccaporena Come with us to the place where…
A fiery teen-age Saint who fought almost single-handedly against family, friends and the government to defend the Church against Frederick Barbarossa in her little village outside of Rome. Come to Viterbo, where the Saint worked, lived and died. Saint Rose of Viterbo went among the villagers of Viterbo…
What about the hotly debated issue regarding the Christians roots of the American colonies? Was the Gospel the basis of the formation of a nation like none other in all history? What role did faith and religion play in the founding of America? From the earliest settlers in Jamestown, through the…
Saint Gertrude the Great is well known in Europe and especially in Helfta, Germany where the Abbey is located. She lived in the 13th century and had a geat devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Like Saint Teresa she received the Transverberation of the Heart. She was devoted to praying…
Saints John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila Based on Bob and Penny Lord’s books, “Saints and other Powerful Men in the Church,” and Saints and other Powerful Men in the Church.” Avila -Visit St. Teresa’s Birthplace, the Convent where she went into ecstasy, & cell where…
At last, at last, a daughter of the Church." The life of Saint Teresa of Avila - taped in Spain Scenes from Avila, and the Convent of the Incarnation where she had mystical experiences, including Transverberation of the Heart. Visit San José in Avila, Valladolid, and Alba de Tormes…
The Angelic Doctor We go to Italy and France and trace the life of this most brilliant Saint. This Angelic Doctor is most known for his writing the Summa Theologica and the "Tantum Ergo and Panis Angelicus." Scenes from Aquino, his birthplace and Paris where he taught and Lyon…
Discover this extraordinary Saint for our times. Discover the monastery where she spent her life as a religious. The cell where she lived; the bed she slept on, the pillow-case which still shows the blood-stains from her Stigmata, the tree to which she levitated, the Cross upon which she hung, and…
Apostle of the Poor A Defender of the Faith We travel to Paris and the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal, where his incorrupt heart is venerated. Saint Vincent de Paul - Paris We go to the Church of St. Vincent de Paul where his life story is recounted in stained glass windows and where his…
