Saints

Even before Kateri Tekakwitha’s canonization on October 21, 2012, many had been inspired by the story of the young Native American mystic who lived...

Founder of missions, preacher of the faith, and center of controversy, Franciscan Junipero Serra was a man of complexity and contradictions. Kerry ...

Thérèse of Lisieux, Teresa of Avila, Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, and Mother Teresa—who wouldn't want these women as friends and guides? Lively, ...

A gruff yet godly man, Padre Pio (1887-1968) was a healer and mystic. He aspired to great holiness, both for himself and for the many people who ca...

From the continent of Africa come a wealth of saints and other inspirational people included in the Catholic tradition. Some are well-known, like S...

St. Francis of Assisi is one of the best-known and best-loved of all the saints. This classic work puts the him in the context of his historical se...

Patrick Madrid uses the example of St. Francis de Sales to illustrate the zeal, spiritual principles, and attitude of one who sets out to live and ...

Franciscan priest and best-selling author Murray Bodo invites you to read the words of Saint Francis and then meditate, pray and ultimately act upo...

Francis and the San Damiano Cross: Meditations on Spiritual Transformation is an invaluable prayer resource that uses the cross of San Damiano—the ...

Medieval scholar Marco Bartoli, as translated by Clare scholar Sister Frances Teresa Downing, reconstructs the charismatic personality of Clare of ...

What would it take for you to become a saint? If you're thinking of quiet cloisters and hours in undisturbed prayer, think again. Real women who be...

The lives of the saints who helped build the Catholic Church in the United States—Frances Cabrini, Isaac Jogues, John Neumann, Elizabeth Ann Seton,...

In this comprehensive study of St. Bonaventure’s theology of Christ crucified, Sr. Ilia Delio explores the breadth and depth of mediaeval philosoph...

To live a virtuous life might seem like a daunting task, but we are fortunate to have examples to follow—the saints who have faced sin through the ...

Francis of Assisi: Writer and Spiritual Master contains several literary genres (poetry, prayers and legislative texts) all of which were written b...

Come find comfort in your time of need with 11 inspiring and faith-filled spiritual companions. These holy men and women, each from a different bac...

Progress toward God is indicated much more by actual choices than by pious feelings.—From Chapter One Anyone can achieve a reasonable level of san...