Saints
The Ongoing Legacy of Oscar Romero
Saint Oscar Arnulfo Romero may have been murdered decades ago, but his presence lives on in El Salvador.
Mother Teresa’s Road to Sainthood
Scarcely two years after the death of Mother Teresa in September 1997, the Archbishop of Calcutta requested that Pope John Paul II dispense with the five-year waiting period required before beginning the process of beatification and canonization.
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Mother Teresa and Francis of Assisi: Two Saints, One Spirit
Every day after Holy Communion, Mother Teresa and her community would say the Peace Prayer of Saint Francis.
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Elizabeth Ann Seton: Pioneer Saint
It was exactly three quarters of the way into the 20th century before the United States could claim its first native-born saint: Elizabeth Ann Seton.
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Franciscan Inspirations: St. Joseph
Next to Mary, the mother of Jesus, there was no one closer to Jesus than Joseph, the spouse of Mary and the carpenter of Nazareth.
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Saint Paul and Women: A Mixed Record
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.
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St. Teresa of Calcutta: A Mystic for Our Times