"Lecture #7. St. Margaret of Cortona: Rich Man's Mistress"


"Margaret was only twelve when she became Arsenio's mistress.

"After years of cohabitation, she realized her sins when she discovered Arsenio's murdered corpse.

"Full of the grace of conversion and determined to start a new life, she went to Cortona -- where the Franciscans ministered to penitent sinners.

"There, Margaret pursued a life of prayer, penance, and good works ..."