By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - But it takes a whole lot more effort (with grace) to be like our little devoutly Catholic Italian—or Polish or Irish or Filipino—grandmothers. Or, as they say in Eastern Europe, the “babushkas,” who some suggest saved the Catholic faith in Eastern Europe from the ravages of Communism... Their saintly traits of generosity, justice, endurance, and humility cannot be bought or sold or instantly claimed as our own. Their attributes are the stuff of Christian virtue—and form the foundation of Christian culture—leading to eternal life.