Who am I?

Time for another round of "Who am I?" In the picture below, there is a baby. You can click on the image to enlarge it for detail. Who is the baby?


It won't do to right click and hit save - I have deleted the info for the picture! Guess away!

Name this Saint

Let's see who knows this saint - leave your answers in the combox.

When visiting the Most Holy Sacrament, this saint, who was also a king, was so inflamed by the love and presence of Jesus, that it showed even externally, and to such a degree that the servant who accompanied him, when obliged to walk in the snow, trod in the footsteps of the saint, so as not to feel the cold of the snow.

Who is he?

Name this Saint

Here's a challenge for you - can you name this saint who was a Bishop? His feast day was historically on Sept 8, but no longer appears on either the new or old calendar. He was a great Apostle of Bavaria, and a native of Chartres in France. He lived alone in a cell close to a chapel for fourteen years. He was sought after for spiritual counsel, with many miracles making his holiness well known.

A tradition relates that on his way to Rome, a bear killed his pack horse, and this saint's servant placed the Bishop's pack on the back of the bear, and the bear proceeded to carry the pack all the way to the Eternal City.

Who is he?

Name these Saints

It's time for another round of Name these Saints! Here are three to test your knowledge and memory.


Who is this saint adoring the crucifixion? He founded a religious order and was born in Spain. During a famine, he gave away his money and sold his clothes, his furniture and books to help the poor. Who is he?




This saint often exclaimed, "Tell me, can anyone receive Jesus into his heart and not die? " She went to a Dominican convernt at a very young age, and died shortly after.




Notice the lion in the picture. Who is this saint and what does the lion represent?

Name these Saints

It is Saturday, so that means it is time for our third round of "Name these Saints." This time, I am going to wait until Sunday night to publish the comments. That way, everyone can guess without having to read the guesses that preceeded their comment. Please tell a little about these saints along with your guess. It may serve to educate the rest of us. Drum roll.....



These three saints need no introduction. Who are they?




Likewise, this saint's story is so well known, you should recognize him by his unique pose.




And now, time to put your thinking caps on. You didn't think they were all going to be easy did you? Which saint is the Blessed Virgin appearing to in the above image? He was a Dominican, evangalized Poland and many other neighbouring countries. He was one of the first to receive the habit of the newly established Order of Friars Preachers at the hands of Saint Dominic. Once, during an attack at the monastery, this saint managed to save the Monstrance and a statue of the Blessed Virgin, whose weight was impossible to lift, yet he managed to save it from destruction. Who is he?

Name these Saints

Every Saturday, I am going to run a little series called "Name these Saints." I will post one or several pictures of saints, along with a hint or two, and the readers can guess who they are. It's a great way to educate ourselves about the saints, especially if you also give a little information about the saint in the picture when you leave your guess in the combox.



In the above image, Our Lord is bestowing on this saint His own Heart in exchange for hers. She was also a stigmatist who received Communion directly from the hands of Jesus. Who is she?





Before his conversion, this saint fell victim to the Manichæan heresy. He is known as one of the great Doctors of the Church. Who is he?

Guess away!

Name this Saint

Time for a little Catholic pop quiz. Today, in some places, this saint`s feast day is celebrated in the traditional calendar. Can you answer these questions?


Can you name this girl, the daughter of a peasant farmer, who became a martyr for the faith? Early in life, around the age of thirteen, she was privileged to `hear voices` and see certain saints bathed in a bright light as they spoke to her.




Can you name the saints who appeared in this vision to the peasant girl?




And now, for the giveaway picture! But do you know the king`s name for whose coronation she was directly responsible?

Leave your answers in the combox.

A Chilling Parallel

As you read this, try to guess who is being written about:

I was born in one country, raised in another. My father was born in another country. I was not his only child. He fathered several children with numerous women. I became very close to my mother, as my father showed no interest in me. My mother died at an early age from cancer. Later in life, questions arose over my real name. My birth records were sketchy and no one was able to produce a legitimate, reliable birth certificate.

I grew up practicing one faith but converted to Christianity, as it was widely accepted in my country, but I practiced non-traditional beliefs & didn't follow Christianity, except in the public eye under scrutiny. I worked and lived among lower-class people as a young adult, disguising myself as someone who really cared about them. That was before I decided it was time to get serious about my life and I embarked on a new career.

I wrote a book about my struggles growing up. It was clear to those who read my memoirs that I had difficulties accepting that my father abandoned me as a child. I became active in local politics in my 30's then with help behind the scenes, I literally burst onto the scene as a candidate for national office in my 40s. They said I had a golden tongue and could talk anyone into anything. That reinforced my conceit. I had a virtually non-existent resume, little work history, and no experience in leading a single organization.

Yet I was a powerful speaker and citizens were drawn to me as though I was a magnet and they were small roofing tacks. I drew incredibly large crowds during my public appearances. This bolstered my ego.

At first, my political campaign focused on my country's foreign policy and I was very critical of my country in the last war and seized every opportunity to bash my country. But what launched my rise to national prominence were my views on the country's economy. I pretended to have a really good plan on how we could do better and every poor person would be fed & housed for free.

I knew which group was responsible for getting us into this mess - i t was the free market, banks & corporations. I decided to start making citizens hate them and if they were envious of others who did well, the plan was clinched tight.

I called mine "A People's Campaign" and that sounded good to all people. I was the surprise candidate because I emerged from outside the traditional path of politics & was able to gain widespread popular support. I knew that, if I merely offered the people 'hope', together we could change our country and the world..

So, I started to make my speeches sound like they were on behalf of the downtrodden, poor, ignorant to include "persecuted minorities" like the Jews. My true views were not widely known & I needed to keep them unknown, until after I became my nation's leader.

I had to carefully guard reality, as anybody could have easily found out what I really believed, if they had simply read my writings and examined those people I associated with.

I'm glad they didn't. Then I became the most powerful man in the world. And the world learned the truth.

Who am I?


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...I know who you were thinking of....







...Obama, right?...




Well, guess again...





It's ADOLF HITLER - the parallels are chilling, aren't they?