Catholic Saints

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A Letter to Elizabeth Ann Seton

On the day of your canonization as the first saint born in  the United States, I happily anticipated the well-deserved attention your remarkable life would receive.

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Pray at All Times

Without prayer, we run the risk of forgetting who we have become, and slowly we begin to feel as if God is distant and uninterested.
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‘Do Not Be Disheartened’

Always bear in mind as a safe general rule that while God tries us by his crosses and sufferings, he always leaves us a glimmer of light by which we continue to have great trust in him and to recognize ...
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A Time to Rebuild

St. Francis told us to “begin again,” but first we need to rebuild the ruins in and around us. 
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St. Francis, Spirit-Filled

Francis no longer saw his body as something apart from him. He was his body; the spirit and body were one. He was one person.
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To Live Like St. Francis

St. Francis was a heartfelt ally to everything and everyone around him.
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Pilgrims pray next to the coffin of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati at St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, Australia, July 10. Blessed Pier Giorgio died at age 24 in 1925 and was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1990. (CNS photo/Daniel Munoz, Reuters)

The story of the LA miracle that will make Pier Giorgio Frassati a saint

For those who knew the strange story of Juan Gutierrez's ankle, or even parts of it, the word "miracle" was hard not to think of.
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