Catholic Saints

hand holding jars with lights

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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two metal gear grinding together.

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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the word yes sprayed graffiti on a wall

Mary’s Yes

She is remembering now what she has stored up in her heart all these years. It began the first time she experienced the Light that is God.
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Saint Anthony of Padua holds Jesus

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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Divine Beyond the Mind

Bonaventure and Francis each came to La Verna with aching hearts and heavy minds.
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A newly released image of St. Padre Pio is seen in this undated photo. The Vatican hosted a presentation of 10 new photos of the Capuchin saint April 29, 2024. (CNS photo/Courtesy Saint Pio Foundation)

New photos reveal many sides of St. Padre Pio

A foundation that promotes devotion to St. Pio of Pietrelcina, more widely known as Padre Pio, is making 10 never-before-seen photographs of the saint available to the devout for free.
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Saint Anthony holds the child jesus

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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