Inspiration

Statue of Saint Paul outside the Vatican

Saint Paul and Women: A Mixed Record

Barbara Leonhard, OSF May 10, 2020

Two biblical sources give us glimpses of Paul in relation to women: Saint Paul’s own letters and the Acts of the Apostles. As a means of discovering Paul’s thinking, the letters are, of course, the primary source.

Statue of St. Anthony and Jeuss | Photo by Wolfgang Krzemien

Saint Anthony, the Contemplative

Jack Wintz, OFM May 9, 2020

It was not until the year 2002 that I discovered the very first book ever written about Saint Anthony, the contemplative.

A Celebration of St. Monica

Lawrence S. Cunningham May 9, 2020

Educated by a household servant, Monica cared for her father and siblings until she married Patricius, a pagan landowner and minor Roman official of the same town.

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 Elizabeth Ann Seton, 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.