This series recounts the stories of virtuous women from the past – from the earliest days of the Roman persecutions all the way up to our modern era.
Take my life, and let it beConsecrated, Lord, to thee.Take my moments, and my days;Let them flow in ceaseless praise.…
Broughton England. Photo by Dr, Steven Plunkett under CC BY-SA 3.0 Two hundred and fifty years ago, in the rural…
There are few young ladies today who relish getting up at 5 AM. Even fewer make it a habit of…
Mary Custis in 1830 It was a pleasant day in Lexington, Virginia. All was going on as usual on the…
Sandell Young Karolina had a special relationship with her father, Jonas Sandell. Karolina was a weak and frail child who…
Sibylle and John Frederick Duke Frederick “the Wise” of Saxony, the famous defender of Martin Luther, was not the only…
It was a crucial moment for the Covenanters. An English army was marching against Scotland to impose the haughty will…
It was a dazzling affair for Princess Isabella. She was the sister of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, thus…
Narcissa Whitman It was a simple wedding. It had to be. The bride and groom had only known each other…
The life and testimony of a man is often seen best in the lives of his children. When we speak…
Depiction of the First Thanksgiving The smoke curled upward from an open-air fire as the smell of roasting turkey filled…
A young widow named Anna made her way slowly through the streets of Zurich on a cold January morning in…