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Charles de Foucauld was a dissolute French officer...
Charles de Foucauld was a dissolute French officer who converted at 28 after a priest told him: 'God will give you faith as soon as you pray.
Why it matters
Charles de Foucauld was a dissolute French officer who converted at 28 after a priest told him: 'God will give you faith as soon as you pray.' He became a hermit in the Sahara, living among the Tuareg, never making a single convert — yet today he is a saint. God measures fruitfulness differently than we do.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026