Saints Who Seemed like Failures - Why God Allows It

See the beautiful visuals for this live stream: https://youtube.com/live/y6_Cu2LB8gQ?feature=shareThis is a special live stream segment called: Catholic Insomniac – Tales to Fall Asleep.Tonight I will be reading two stories:00:00 Intro02:04 "A Brave Dog" by Sir Samuel W. Baker15:54 "Uncle Dick's Rolf" by Georgiana M. Craik

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It was juridically proven in the process of canonization of St. Francis Jerome [1642-1716] and under oath attested to by a large number of eye-witnesses: In the year 1707, St. Francis Jerome was preaching, as was his wont, in the neighborhood of the city of Naples. He was speaking of Hell and the awful chastisements that await obstinate sinners. A brazen courtesan [prostitute] who lived there, troubled by a discourse which aroused her remorse, sought to hinder it by jests and shouts, accompanied by noisy instruments. As she was standing close to the window, the Saint cried out: "Beware, my daughter, of resisting grace; before eight days God will punish you." The unhappy creature grew only more boisterous. Eight days elapsed, and the holy preacher happened to be again before the same house. This time she was silent; the windows were shut. The hearers, with dismay on their faces, told the Saint that Catherine (that was the name of the bad woman) had a few hours before died suddenly. "Died!" he repeated. "Well, let her tell us now what she has gained by laughing at Hell. Let us ask her." He utterred these words in an inspired tone, and everyone expected a miracle. Followed by an immense crowd, he went up to the death chamber, and there, after having prayed for an instant, he uncovered the face of the corpse, and said in a loud voice, "Catherine, tell us where art thou now." At this summons, the dead woman lifted her head, while opening her wild eyes; her face borrowed color, her features assumed an expression of horrible despair, and in a mournful voice, she pronounced these words: "In Hell; I am in Hell." And immediately, she fell back again into the condition of a corpse.      "I was present at that event," says one of the witnesses who deposed before the Apostolic tribunal, "but I never could convey the impression it produced on me and the bystanders, nor that which I still feel every time I pass that house and look at that window. At the sight of that ill-fated abode, I still hear the pitiful cry resounding: "In Hell; I am in Hell." (Father Bach, Life of St. Francis Jerome.).F.X. Schouppe, S.J. Hell: The Dogma of Hell, Illustrated by Facts Taken from Profane and Sacred History (Rockford, Ill.: Tan Books and Publishers, Inc., 1989), 5-6.

In a 1963 lecture, Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira delivered an incredible meditation on St. Joachim and St. Anne: their confidence in God was unshakable.Watch the video: https://youtu.be/lwnrPa6DqCE"We sometimes pray, but God appears not to heed us. Let us, on such occasions never abandon prayer, but let us rather redouble our confidence, saying with holy Job, 'Although He should kill me I will trust in Him.' (Job 13:15.) O my God, though you should turn your face from me I will not cease to pray, and to hope in your mercy. Let us act in this manner, and we shall obtain from God whatsoever we desire." - St. Alphonsus LiguoriSource: Prayer - The Great Means of Salvation... https://www.ecatholic2000.com/cts/untitled-107.shtmlThis is an incredible book. Here's another quote from it - "Saint Chrysostom says, that God's wrath is provoked against us, only when we neglect to ask His gifts. He is not angry except when we do not ask."

My first listener-submitted series of episodes.Watch the livestream: https://youtube.com/live/qnJ40L_-Sy8Please submit your stories here in the comment section below: https://www.reddit.com/r/catholicinsomniac/Source for the story on the apparition of Our Lady to St. Gregory the Wonder-worker is from https://www.lectio-divina.org/ The exact link to the pdf is here: https://www.lectio-divina.org/images/nyssa/Gregory%20the%20Wonderworker.pdfSource for the miracle story of Jack Traynor: http://www.faithandfamily.org.uk/publications/jack_traynor.htm00:00 Intro00:44 St. Gregory the Wonder-worker09:01 Miracle in St. Louis, MO12:31 Lourdes Miracle - Jack Traynor

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/xsRGWtuxUygSaint John Bosco wrote an incredible book on Saint Vincent de Paul and I would like to read a few quotes from it that challenge the worldly concept of success and failure. Never have so few pages taught me more about life and helped me understand some of the most confusing trials I've ever been through. Hopefully it will do the same for you and clarify my point on the Catholic notion of success. This chapter was a huge source of consolation from Divine Providence for me.The book is called: "Virtue and Christian Refinement, According to the Spirit of St. Vincent de Paul."

See the stunning visuals on the livestream: https://youtube.com/live/AdCGP2uh7HwPlease consider thanking my VFX artist friend in the comment section for his mesmerizing illustrations.In “The Phantom Island,” Washington Irving tells the legend of Don Fernando de Ulmo, a young Portuguese nobleman who is consumed by the mythical Island of the Seven Cities—a legendary land founded by Christian bishops fleeing the Muslim conquest of Spain.

This is the story of a fanatical rebellion in China and how a group of faithful Catholics defended a Cathedral in Peking during a two month siege. It is the historical account of how a heavenly army defended Beitang cathedral in 1900 and is one of the few documented apparitions of Our Lady in China.Watch the video: https://youtu.be/giuMpSKPticBibliography:1. Favier, Alphonse, Edited by Joseph Freri. The Heart of Pekin: Bishop A. Favier‘s Diary of the Siege, May-August 1900. Boston: Marlier, 1901. Page 9 & 10.2. Mazeau, Henry The Heroine Of Pe-Tang; Helen De Jaurias, Sister Of Charity 1824-1900. Sr. Helen de Jaurias died on August 20, 1900.Note from the book: “In China the power of the devil is manifested visibly by the number of persons who are possessed of evil spirits. We often hear Satan speaking by the mouths of possessed people. A holy Missionary, who has been here for 22 years, told me that he heard him declaring through a woman who was possessed that China was his chosen Empire, and that there was not a single spot of this country where he was not worshiped!” They were told (also by the devil) not to build any buildings higher than 99 feet high.3. http://www.jesuit.org/wp-content/uploads/Studies_Autumn_09.pdf4. J-M Planchet C. M., Documents sur les martyrs de Pekin pendant la persecution des Boxeurs, Peking, Imprimerie des Lazaristes, 1920, p. 101.

Watch the live stream: https://youtube.com/live/gJziFfNAD1oIn this LIVE episode of the Catholic Men's Podcast we'll go over the Ten Commandments of Chivalry and how it applies to the chilling tale of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" which is told in the Arthurian Legends. I think the tale upholds a beautiful standard of conduct which values honor over life and is a fitting read for any Catholic gentleman who wants to learn how to be a true knight of Christ in these modern times.Here's a playlist about real medieval warriors of the Crusades: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1a68IKIffqamCCC1AWajGqnHipE0zjP700:00 Intro01:55 Stream Starts06:27 Modern Knights in 191507:39 Code of Chivalry09:22 Arthurian Legends Show Decline10:37 Why This Story is Important11:21 Continuing the Story of Sir Gawain23:23 Griffin is Fast Asleep

"I Walked with Tolishus" by Ambrose Flack.Watch the video: https://youtu.be/PnzU43Y0wK4