St. Frances Xavier Cabrini - Giving Without Reserve
The first time I remember learning about Mother Cabrini, I was in second grade. In my Faith Formation class, we each chose a saint and wrote a report for All Saints Day. There was no internet in th...
St. Margaret Mary Alocoque and the Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
More than sixteen centuries after that moment on Calvary, a Visitation nun named Margaret Mary Alacoque knelt in her convent chapel in Paray-le-Monial, France. It was there, in the quiet of adorati...
Who Were Saints Cosmas & Damian?
After hearing the names of these holy men in the Roman Cannon (or Eucharistic Prayer I) for years, I finally learned their story. Like all stories of the saints, it's fascinating, inspiring, and re...
Lessons from the Remarkable Life of St. Jerome
St. Jerome is an unfamiliar saint to many Catholics. But he lived a remarkable life and he has so much to teach us today. This Father of the Church spent much of his life translating the Bible to L...
How St. Anthony Became the Patron Saint of Lost Items + Your Stories of His Intercession
St. Anthony of Padua is one of the most popular and beloved saints in the Church—and surely one of the busiest! Best known as the Patron Saint of Lost and Stolen Items, it's hard to find someone wh...
St. Joseph the Worker and the Sanctification of Human Work
Since the dawn of creation, it has been the will of God that we share in His creative work. This call to work came from the Author of All Life, from the very beginning of Creation, when the Lord in...
My Devotion to St. Agnes of Montepulciano, A Little-Known Yet Powerful Saint
April 20 is the feast day of one of my favorite saints. She was not a child martyr like her Roman namesake. She was an Italian Dominican whom St. Catherine of Siena referred to as “Our Mother, the ...
St. Katharine Drexel: From Wealthy Heiress to Religious Founder
The life of St. Katharine Drexel shows the great impact of generosity and how powerful the gift of self can be. Her life and love for the Eucharist challenge us to pursue truth and generosity in ou...
St. Francis Xavier: Catholic Evangelist and Patron of Catholic Missions
St. Francis Xavier is one of our most exciting and adventurous Catholic saints. He devoted his life to missionary work in largely unexplored places of the world. Historians compare his influence to...