Catholic Saints

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How Doctors of the Church Are Chosen

(OSV News) — With Pope Leo XIV set to proclaim of St. John Henry Newman as a doctor of the church Nov. 1, let’s consider what …

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man walking on a long path.

The Lord’s Way

Sometimes we resist conversion to the Lord’s way because we fear giving it full freedom will shrink our world, will make us more closed in.
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man standing on the mountain and looking into the distance

The Beauty of Bonaventure

St. Bonaventure experienced God’s love as revealed in the humility and suffering of Christ, whose cross enables us to experience God’s companionship and the power to change our lives.
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Golden statue of Saint Joan of Arc on a horse

Were Any Soldiers Saints?

Are there any saints who were soldiers? What was their faith journey like?
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A bird, swallow, sitting on a branch

Animals Point Us to God

Francis treated animals kindly because they pointed toward God. Do you allow the animal stories about Francis to point you toward God?
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God's flowers for St. Francis

Follow Francis, Serve God 

Perhaps that is the singular lesson Francis left behind: God is within us; therefore, we are not only capable, but called to be holy.
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Plants of Clare

Whispers of Prayer from St. Clare 

I’ve always been fascinated by how St. Clare drew so close to God in prayer while living most of her life entirely within the enclosure of San Damiano.
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