Catholic Saints
We Are Houses of God
If we are made in God’s spirit, then our first “church” were the bodies given to us.
Surrounded by Saints
The saints are popular because they are both holy and wholly relatable. Often we can find aspects of their lives that mirror our own.
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Who Assigns Patron Saints?
How is the patron saint of an occupation, a country, or a group of people decided? Specifically, how did St. Nicholas come to be the patron saint of brides, grooms, children, bakers, and pawnbrokers?
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Why Are These Symbols Connected With Saints?
I have noticed that many paintings of Saint Jerome include a lion lying at his feet. In other paintings there is a skull. I have noticed similar images in paintings of other saints. I am intrigued by these symbols. What ...
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Hymn of Praise
Each path Francis took on his journey to God led him to a single action: praise of God.
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Rich in Poverty
“Rich by reason of its poverty.” That phrase was as difficult to understand in Francis’s day as it is in ours. Celano was not pulling this expression out of thin air.
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Sister Death
Throughout this canticle, we have seen how Francis saw God’s goodness, radiance and beauty in all creatures. He saw them indeed as benevolent friends, as brothers and sisters—as family. And now even the reality of death itself becomes “Sister Death” ...
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