Saints
Clare and Francis: Assisi’s Most Dangerous Citizens
Sometimes we are so attracted to the saints for our own personal reasons that we fail to see how radical they were in their day. Clare and Francis are perfect examples.
Maximilian Kolbe: Martyr and Saint
Maximilian Kolbe offers us a unique theology of justice, seeing justice as holiness, righteousness, holding the love of God and neighbor in balance.
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Four Great Spanish Saints
These Spanish saints lived long ago but can inform us and enlighten our faith journeys.
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Prayers to Saint Anthony of Padua
It is a venerable Christian tradition to turn in prayer to Anthony of Padua—and to other saintly men and women already enjoying the glorious presence of God.
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Sisterhood of Saints: Thérèse of Lisieux
When we think of Thérèse of Lisieux, we think of her “Little Way,” the practice of offering up even the most commonplace tasks to God’s glory. But the Little Way came no more easily to its originator than it does to ...
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Sisterhood of Saints: Hildegard of Bingen
Surely you have heard of Hildegard of Bingen, the medieval mystic, composer, author, poet, and playwright who, in October 2012, became the thirty-fifth Doctor of the Church—and the fourth female Doctor.
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Sisterhood of Saints: Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Teresa Benedicta of the Cross may be one of the best known Catholic converts of the twentieth century. She was born Edith Stein on Yom Kippur and was raised Jewish, but she abandoned a faith life at an early age.
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