Catholic Saints
St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Well-Being
Life can often feel like, in St. Anthony’s words, “choppy water,” and we can indeed lose our sense of bearing when things get chaotic or even hostile.
Continue the Work of St. Anthony
It is our job to keep the work of the Catholic saints going as heirs to the tradition.
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St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Community
One of my favorite stories of St. Anthony is the one about how, during the final years of his life, the friars built Anthony a treehouse in a large walnut tree not far from the friary.
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St. Anthony Sees God
One day, when Anthony came down from the tree to join the other friars for lunch, he became seriously ill.
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St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Stability
St. Anthony can, through meditation and prayer, help us find a sense of calm long enough to hear God’s voice.
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St. Anthony, Our Teacher
In canonizing Anthony in 1232, Pope Gregory IX spoke of him as the “Ark of the Testament” and the “Repository of Holy Scripture.”
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St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Peace
St. Anthony’s peaceful way of being still impresses after 800 years.
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