Radical Saints: Teresa of Calcutta
Melanie Rigney
July 9, 2020
Born August 26, 1910, in North Macedonia | Died September 5, 1997, in IndiaCanonized September 4, 2016 | Feast Day: September 5 Teresa’s Radical Gift
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Radical Saints: Jacinta Marto
Melanie Rigney
July 9, 2020
Jacinta Marto: Born March 11, 1910, in Portugal | Died February 20, 1920, in Portugal
Canonized May 13, 2017 | Feast Day: February 20
Radical Saints: Katharine Drexel
Melanie Rigney
July 9, 2020
St. Katharine Drexel was raised in a loving family that had plenty of money and philanthropic spirit.
Radical Saints: Josephine Bakhita
Melanie Rigney
July 9, 2020
Born about 1869 in Sudan | Died February 8, 1947, in Italy
Canonized October 1, 2000 | Feast Day: February 8
Josephine Bakhita’s Radical Gift
Slave traders took away her name and her family. She was kidnapped, beaten, and scarred. And yet, when asked what she would say to her persecutors if she met them again, Josephine said she would thank them, because without them she would not have discovered her faith and her vocation.
Josephine’s World
Radical Saints: Maria Faustina Kowalska
Melanie Rigney
July 9, 2020
It’s human nature to desire to be well liked and understood. Many of those around Maria Faustina Kowalska, including some of the women in her own community, saw her single-minded drive to bring the Lord’s Divine Mercy message to the world as egotistical and delusional. Faustina didn’t care what anyone other than Jesus thought of her, and she radically embraced being his messenger.
Praying with the Saints: All Are Welcome
Melanie Rigney
June 10, 2020
We love, Scripture says, because God first loved us (see 1 John 4:19). That’s also why praying is so vital—because God’s love melts our chill, sparks our desire, ignites our love.
Pope Declares Five New Saints
OSV News
May 17, 2020
Saints are people who recognized their need for God’s help, who took risks to discover God’s will and to help others and who nurtured a habit of thanksgiving, Pope Francis said.
John XXIII and John Paul II: Beloved Saints
Christopher M. Bellitto, PhD
May 9, 2020
God touched the lives of John XXIII and John Paul II.
Thanksgiving with Saints Philemon and Apphia
Theresa Doyle-Nelson
May 9, 2020
This holy couple offers four lessons for your feast.
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?