Alice Alech

1 week ago | es.aleteia.org | Alice Alech

La Guerra de los Cien Años fue una época oscura y angustiosa en Francia, en conflicto con los ingleses. Juana de Arco, una católica acérrima sin formación militar, se convirtió en una pieza clave que condujo a los franceses a una serie de sorprendentes victorias entre 1429 y 1430. La heroína francesa se convirtió en santa. Su fiesta se celebra el 30 de mayo. Santa Juana de Arco, patrona de Francia, es una de las santas más singulares de la Iglesia Católica.

1 week ago | aleteia.org | Alice Alech

Born into a wealthy aristocratic family in Strasbourg, Charles de Foucauld lived a carefree and privileged life in his youth. But he gave it all up — status, comfort, and worldly pursuits — for a life of radical humility. His journey inspired countless people across cultures and faiths. He died at 58, alone in the Algerian desert. Charles did not follow a typical spiritual path.

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Jennifer Jennifer Goldblatt |Alice Alech |Henry Blodget

I didn't actively choose not to have children. It simply did not happen. I was child-free, but not because of medical reasons, heartache, or anything traumatic. I just felt building a family had to be something I did with the right person — a person I had not met yet. Through the years, I admired my married friends and their strong relationships with their children, and harbored a quiet yearning for that type of sharing and love, but I wasn't going to do it on my own.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Alice Alech

My husband had kids when we met and didn't want to have more with me. It took time, but I'm happy with the family we have. I didn't actively choose not to have children. It simply did not happen. I was child-free, but not because of medical reasons, heartache, or anything traumatic. I just felt building a family had to be something I did with the right person — a person I had not met yet. Through the years, I admired my …

3 weeks ago | thecatholicherald.com | Alice Alech

For the French, bread is a part of everyday life: a daily source of sustenance. Saint Honoré, from northern France, is recognized for many miracles, but is essentially associated with miracles involving bread. Known in Latin as Honoratus, he is the patron saint of bakers and pastry chefs. The sumptuous Saint-Honoré cake, a classic French treat, was created in his honour in 1857. St Honoré was a seventh-century Bishop of Amiens, and his connection with bread is not immediately apparent.