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The Ways of God on Earth and Holiness Within Everyone’s Reach

God never ceases to act in the world. Even when times seem darkened, He proposes new beginnings – and these new beginnings are, in fact, the very essence of Christianity.

  • André Costa
  • 14 de July de 2025
  • Family Life

Pedalling into the Night: A Lesson in Falling, Getting Up, and Carrying On

While teaching my daughter to ride a bike, I realised that the fear of falling is what stops us from moving forward.

  • André Costa
  • 14 de July de 2025
  • Catholic Church

The Prayer of Saint Benedict: A Spiritual Force Against All Evil

The Prayer of Saint Benedict emerges precisely as this armour of faith. Brief in words, yet immense in power, it is an invocation of Christian protection.

  • André Costa
  • 11 de July de 2025
  • Catholic Church

Saint Benedict of Nursia: The Saint Who Saved Western Civilisation

In one of the most tumultuous periods of European history, when the Western Roman Empire was collapsing and barbarian hordes were ravaging cities and libraries, a silent man, clothed in a monastic habit, laid the foundations of something extraordinary: the preservation of faith, knowledge, and culture.

  • André Costa
  • 11 de July de 2025
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Jean Valjean in Les Misérables: The Man Who Carried the Weight of the World

Among the many characters created by literature, few names carry as much weight and meaning as Jean Valjean, the protagonist of Victor Hugo’s novel Les Misérables.

  • André Costa
  • 10 de July de 2025
  • Catholic Church

Saint Maria Goretti: Purity, Forgiveness and Holiness

Saint Maria Goretti is one of the youngest saints ever canonised by the Catholic Church. Born amidst poverty and faith, her short life was marked by a spiritual heroism that defies human logic.

  • André Costa
  • 7 de July de 2025
  • Catholic Church

Santa Izabel de Portugal: Who She Was, Devotion and Legacy

Saint Elizabeth of Portugal was born in 1271, daughter of King Peter III of Aragon and Queen Constance of Sicily.

  • André Costa
  • 4 de July de 2025
  • Catholic Church

Saint Thomas the Apostle: Faith, Doubt and the Mission

Saint Thomas was one of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus Christ, known both for his courage and for his famous doubt.

  • André Costa
  • 2 de July de 2025
  • Catholic Church

Saint Charles Borromeo: Historical, Ecclesiastical Profile and Legacy

Saint Charles Borromeo, born Carlo Borromeo, ranks among the most significant figures of the Counter-Reformation period, not only for his prominence at the Council of Trent.

  • André Costa
  • 1 de July de 2025
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