Lives of Saints 
Stories and biographies of the Saints and Blessed.
Catholics to Honor St. John Vianney 150 Years after His Death
CNA STAFF, Aug 2, 2009 / 02:16 pm (CNA).- On Tuesday, August 4, the Church will celebrate the feast day of St. John Vianney, patron of priests. This day will mark the 150th anniversary of the saint’s death and comes during the newly-begun Year for Priests. John Vianney, also known as the Holy Curé de… Read More ›
St. Rabanus Maurus, Benedictine monk and bishop
Rabanus entered monastic life at a young age as an oblate, was trained in the liberal arts and received a broad formation in the Christian tradition. As the Abbot of Fulda and then as Archbishop of Mainz, he contributed through his vast learning and pastoral zeal to the unity of the Empire and the transmission… Read More ›
St. Boniface, Benedictine and Apostle of the Germans
… Centuries later, what message can we gather today from the teaching and marvelous activity of this great missionary and martyr? For those who approach Boniface, an initial fact stands out: the centrality of the word of God, lived and interpreted in the faith of the Church, a word that he lived, preached and witnessed… Read More ›
St. Pachomius, Father of Communal Monasticism
Therefore, brothers, let us strive with all our heart, bearing death before our eyes every hour, and every moment imagining the fearful punishment. But these things the mind comes to perception and the soul is weighed down weeping, but it is also made contemplative and prepared to be turned toward God, undistracted by earthly things…. Read More ›
Odo, Maiolus, Odilio, Hugh, and Peter the Venerable, Abbots of Cluny
Today we celebrate the feast of five great Benedictine saints, all abbots of Cluny, France. Much of their writing are lost to us but during their time Cluny was the mother house of over 1,000 other Benedictine monasteries. The monasteries and convents they founded ranged across western Europe from England to Spain, to France, Germany… Read More ›
Benedictine Bernardo Tolomei Declared Saint
From the Vatican: Bernardo Tolomei ,son of Mino Tolomei, was born in Siena on the 10th of May 1272. At his baptism he was given the name Giovanni. He was probably educated by the Dominicans at their College of San Domenico di Camporegio in Siena. He was knighted by Rodolfo I d’Absburgo (†1291). While studying… Read More ›
Saint George, A Patron of Chivalry
We need a patron of chivalry, a hero saint who will show us an example of how to defend the Church, protect the poor and vulnerable, and meet martyrdom with courage. In these days when being an active and committed Catholic means standing against many of the everyday ideas and assumptions prevalent in our communities,… Read More ›
The economic crisis was born from greed, Pope Benedict says
There is a great deal of information coming out of Rome over the next few days that has broad interest, including the proclamation of Blessed Bernardo Tolomei as a Saint of the Church. A lot of the material that was planned for the site is being moved back so we can provide you with timely… Read More ›