A Dominican nun, Agnes (1268 – 1317) was renowned for her diligence in prayer and her extraordinary charity. Although born of a wealthy family in Gracchiano, Italy, she believed that charity is the only way to acquire the virtue of humility: there is no humility...
Stained glass window from St. Dominic’s Church in Washington, D.C. Photo by Fr. Lawrence Lew, O.P. The following reflection is part of an ongoing series about the life of St. Dominic & the Order of Friars Preachers. St. Margaret was born to Emperor Bela IV and...
