Saint Titus Brandsma Carmelite Feast Day July 27 “Titus Brandsma was a Dutch Carmelite friar, Catholic priest and professor of philosophy. He delved into Carmelite history and brought his deep […]
Saint Titus Brandsma Carmelite Feast Day July 27 “Titus Brandsma was a Dutch Carmelite friar, Catholic priest and professor of philosophy. He delved into Carmelite history and brought his deep […]
Saint John Fisher’s Story John Fisher is usually associated with Erasmus, Thomas More, and other Renaissance humanists. His life therefore, did not have the external simplicity found in the lives […]
Blessed Franz Jägerstätter’s Story Called to fight for his country as a Nazi soldier, Franz eventually refused, and this husband and father of three daughters—Rosalie, Marie and Aloisia—was executed because of […]
Saint Dominic Savio’s Story So many holy persons seem to die young. Among them was Dominic Savio, the patron of choirboys. Born into a peasant family at Riva, Italy, young […]
Saint Augustine Zhao Rong’s and Companions’ Stories Christianity arrived in China by way of Syria in the 600s. Depending on China’s relations with the outside world, Christianity over the centuries […]
Saint David of Wales’ Story David is the patron saint of Wales and perhaps the most famous of British saints. Ironically, we have little reliable information about him. It is […]
Here’s a St. Valentine’s quiz. This saint was… a) a priest in the Roman Empire who helped persecuted Christians during the reign of Claudius II, was thrown in jail and later […]
Saint John Bosco’s Story John Bosco’s theory of education could well be used in today’s schools. It was a preventive system, rejecting corporal punishment and placing students in surroundings removed […]
Saint Joan of Arc’s Story Burned at the stake as a heretic after a politically-motivated trial, Joan was beatified in 1909 and canonized in 1920. Born of a fairly well-to-do […]
Saint John Neumann’s Story Perhaps because the United States got a later start in the history of the world, it has relatively few canonized saints, but their number is increasing. […]