Lives of Saints 
Stories and biographies of the Saints and Blessed.
What role does Joseph play in salvation history?
Count the number of words about Joseph in the New Testament. There aren’t many. But what is said is extremely important. You can’t think about Mary and Jesus without Joseph’s presence. In fact, their very safety depended upon him. This is shown when Joseph took his family into Egypt to avoid the massacre of male… Read More ›
St. George: Patron of England and Boy Scouts
In different places and times, much of the world has chosen Saint George as a Patron Saint. His slaying of the dragon as a symbol of the victory of goodness over evil endeared him to many. There is almost nothing known of the early years of Saint George’s life. He was born sometime in the… Read More ›
10 Facts about St. Patrick
St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, although he was born in Britain, around 385AD. His parents Calpurnius and Conchessa were Roman citizens living in either Scotland or Wales, according to different versions of his story. As a boy of 14 he was captured and taken to Ireland where he spent six years in… Read More ›
St. John Cassian the Roman
The Monk John Cassian the Roman, as to the place of birth and the language in which he wrote – belonged to the West, but the spiritual native-land of the saint was always the Orthodox East. John accepted monasticism at a Bethlehem monastery, situated at a place not far from where the Saviour was born…. Read More ›
Monk-reformer St. Peter Damian celebrated Feb. 21
Denver, Colo., Feb 19, 2012 / 09:49 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Feb. 21, Catholics honor Saint Peter Damian, a Benedictine monk who strove to purify the Church during the early years of its second millennium. In his Sept. 9, 2009 general audience on the saint, Pope Benedict XVI described him as “one of the most… Read More ›
Saints Cyril and Methodius
19. The catholicity of the Church is manifested in the active joint responsibility and generous cooperation of all for the sake of the common good. The Church everywhere effects her universality by accepting, uniting and exalting in the way that is properly hers, with motherly care, every real human value. At the same time, she… Read More ›
Life of St. Benedict
The Oblates have been studying the Life of St. Benedict. A pdf copy of the classic work written by St. Gregory can be downloaded from this site for the use at the meetings. The original source is of the document is from the Christian Classics Etheral Library which also has epub copies compatible with electronic book… Read More ›
Pope advances sainthood cause of Kateri Tekakwitha
Vatican City, Dec 19, 2011 / 07:32 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI formally recognized miracles attributed to Bl. Marianne Cope and Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha on Dec. 19, clearing the way for both women to be canonized. The two women, who both lived in the United States, were among numerous individuals whose sainthood causes were… Read More ›
Martyrs of England and Wales
Denver, Colo., Oct 23, 2011 / 07:49 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On October 25, the Catholic Church honors the 40 Martyrs of England and Wales, who died resisting the royal takeover that gave rise to the modern-day “Church of England” in the 16th and 17th centuries. When Pope Paul VI canonized the 40 saints in 1970,… Read More ›
St. Faustina, Doctor of the Church?
By Anita S. Bourdin KRAKOW, Poland, OCT. 4, 2011 (Zenit.org).- St. Faustina Kowalska may become the fourth woman doctor of the Church. Cardinals and bishops gathered in Krakow-Lagiewniki for the 2nd World Congress of Divine Mercy have sent a letter to Benedict XVI requesting this recognition. This news was published live last Sunday by Radio… Read More ›