Mercy Turns Enemies into Friends – (The Wood Bearer) Holzbringer In the early 7th century, the Irish monk St. Gallus withdrew into the forests of what is now eastern Switzerland. Around 625, a hungry bear wandered into his camp. Instead of driving it away,...
Faith Tames the Wild – (The Packing Master) St. Corbinian’s Bear In the 8th century, St. Corbinian of Freising (c. 670–730) set out for Rome when a bear attacked and killed his pack-horse. Corbinian rebuked the beast, loaded his luggage onto its back,...
