Catholic Saints
St. Bonaventure: Loving God with Heart and Mind
The life and message of St. Bonaventure can provide a framework for understanding both the world and your personal calling.
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Anthony: The Hammer of Heretics
Anthony traveled tirelessly in both northern Italy and southern France, choosing to enter the cities where the heretics were strongest.
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Love Pours Forth
When I once preached on the wedding feast at Cana, I suggested that the six stone jars had a moral interpretation: six ways to purify the soul.
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The Place You Call Holy
Forget your cell, your cave, your place of prayer and be where you are—and in no other place.
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Saint Anthony Is Second to Nobody
Saint Anthony often plays for second with his brother, Saint Francis. But we love them both equally.
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St. Anthony of Padua: Finder, Teacher, Matchmaker, Guide
This friar writes about the popular customs and devotions to St. Anthony of Padua.
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Building Peace in a Nation Divided
The example of St. Francis can be our guide as we navigate bitter divisions in our world, our nation—and perhaps even our dinner tables.