May 9, 2020

How Do the Saints Help Us?

Pat McCloskey, OFM May 9, 2020

Do you think that saints can help us out? Can you be sure that they are there and that sometimes they talk to you?

Stained glass of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Elizabeth Ann Seton: A Profoundly Human Saint

Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD May 9, 2020

Daughter, wife, mother, widow, friend—all of these describe this first American-born saint.

Saint Christopher: Fact or Fiction?

Christopher Heffron May 9, 2020

Saint Christopher—patron of travelers—is one of the most endearing for Catholics. His life and story, bordering somewhere between legend and legitimacy, is an exercise in service, grace, and love.

Jesus’ Extraordinary Treatment of Women

Barbara Leonhard, OSF May 9, 2020

Jesus refuses to see women as inferior or unclean, and even makes them his disciples and reveals himself to them. His is a new model of how to treat women.

The Legacy of Saint Katharine Drexel

Peter Finney Jr. May 9, 2020

Katharine Drexel’s story is rich, overflowing and, quite frankly, mind-boggling. Her story goes far beyond the millions of dollars she invested in establishing and supporting 65 schools, churches and centers in 21 states through her religious order, the Sisters of ...