The Vatican has declared that the canonization cause of Ruth Pakaluk, a former atheist-turned-Catholic pro-life activist, can move forward. This is her amazing story!
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“I loved the life God gave me. There is no other life I would have preferred to live.” – Ruth Pakaluk, days before her death.
In a world where holiness seems distant, Ruth Pakaluk’s life proves otherwise. She was a wife, mother, pro-life activist, and member of Opus Dei, and she lived it all with love, intensity, and joy.
Now, the Vatican has declared that Ruth Pakaluk’s canonization cause can move forward.
Michael and Ruth Pakaluk. Credit: Ruth VK Pakaluk Foundation
TheStoryofRuthPakaluk
ConvertedfromatheismtoCatholicisminheryouth,Ruthdiedin1998attheageof41,afteryearsofbattlingbreastcancer.
Herordinaryyetextraordinarylifeisnowconsideredbymanytobeamodernexampleofholinessineverydaylife.
FromHarvardtotheCatholicChurch
Ruthwasbornin1957intheUnitedStates.Shewasanexceptionalstudent,earningperfectgrades.Shealsoexcelledinthearts,masteringtheoboe,violin,andbassdrum.Shewaspassio
