For those of us who think that the faith and zeal of the early Christians died out as the Church…
Though we know very little about these two martyrs under Diocletian, there is no question that the early church venerated…
Benedictine abbess and miracle worker. She was the daughter of Count Berthold of Andechs, in modem Bavaria, Germany. The count…
St. Joan of Arc is the patroness of soldiers and of France. On January 6, 1412, Joan of Arc was…
Bishop of Trier, Germany, from 332, and a miracle worker. He was probably born at Silly, France, and succeeded St.…
Martyr of England. She was born Margaret Plantagenet, the niece of Edward IV and Richard III. She married Sir Reginald…
At the end of the sixth century anyone would have said that Augustine had found his niche in life. Looking…
St. Philip Neri was a Christian missionary and founder of the Congregation of the Oratory, a community of Catholic priests…
It would be easy to concentrate on the mystical experiences God gave this saint, rather than on her life. In…
David, the youngest son of Scotland’s virtuous queen, (Saint) Margaret, succeeded his brother to the Scottish throne in 1124. David’s…