Catholic Saints

Christ with small steps

Following Christ with Small Steps

Kathy Coffey May 15, 2020

Sometimes beautiful deeds done for Christ are hidden within terribly ordinary tasks.

Saint Anthony holding jesus

Follower of Francis: St. Anthony of Padua

Jack Wintz, OFM May 15, 2020

Older churches most always count Saint Anthony among their pantheon of statues.

The 14 Stations of the Cross at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville, Tenn., are seen in this composite photo. As Catholics, we surround ourselves with depictions of the passion and death of Jesus. (CNS composite; photos by Katie Peterson, Tennessee Register)

Following Christ to Calvary

Rev. Alfred A. McBride May 15, 2020

When I look at the unfair judgments endured by Jesus for our salvation, I think of the judgments I have made in my lifetime.

St. Gianna Beretta Molla is seen with her children in this 1959 photo. The Italian doctor and mother, who sacrificed her own life for the life of her child, was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2004. (CNS photo/courtesy Diocese of Springfield)

Gianna Beretta Molla: A Saint for Mothers

Susan Hines-Brigger May 15, 2020

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about being a mom, it’s that it’s not always easy. And that while we relish the tender moments, sometimes it involves making tough choices. Enter Saint Gianna Beretta Molla—pediatrician, wife, mother, saint.

St. Anthony of Padua

St. Anthony and the Albigensian Heresy

Jack Wintz, OFM May 14, 2020

St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) was a Franciscan friar who spent a number of years as a traveling preacher.

Dr. Buffy writes about being a widow

From Widow’s Grief to New Life

Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD May 14, 2020

Mired in grief over the loss of her husband, this college professor found a kindred spirit in another widow: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.

A statue of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American to be canonized, is seen at Our Lady of the Island Shrine in Manorville, N.Y., March 25, 2021. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

In the Footsteps of Saint Kateri

James Breig May 13, 2020

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha repeats the example of the saints: Holiness thrives on the cross, anywhere.