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— Archbishop Sheen’s many works include ‘Life is Worth Living,’ ‘Way to Inner Peace,’ ‘Victory Over Vice,’ and ‘Lift up Your Heart.’

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— George Weigel’s publications include “Witness to Hope,” “The Truth of Catholicism,” and “The Courage to be Catholic.” He is Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and holds EPPC’s William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies.

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— Archbishop Sheen’s many works include ‘Life is Worth Living,’ ‘Way to Inner Peace,’ ‘Victory Over Vice,’ and ‘Lift up Your Heart.’

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— George Weigel’s publications include “Witness to Hope,” “The Truth of Catholicism,” and “The Courage to be Catholic.” He is Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and also serves on the board for the Institute on Religion and Public Life, which publishes “First Things.”

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— St. Pius X (1835-1914) defended traditional Catholic doctrine against modernist interpretations and was deeply devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary. He encouraged frequent reception of the Holy Eucharist, lowered the age for First Holy Communion, and initiated the codification of the Code of Canon Law.

*** *** *** “Among us on the earth there is His memory; but in the Kingdom of heaven His very Presence. That Presence is the joy of those who have already attained to beatitude; the memory is the comfort of us who are still wayfarers, journeying towards the Fatherland.” – St. Bernard of Clairvaux

— Born of French nobility, St. Bernard (1090–1153) was a theologian, orator, defender of the faith, master conciliator, and writer. He founded and led the Abbey of Clairvaux and composed a number of treatises, including the celebrated “On Loving God.”

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— Franciszek Gajowniczek was prisoner no. 5659 at Auschwitz… he would never forget the extraordinary act of Christian charity afforded to him by the selfless and courageous Maximilian Kolbe.