Women Saints

This stirring new biography tells the story of a woman who changed the world by tending to the most vulnerable. St. Teresa of Calcutta delves into ...

For more than forty years, Saint of the Day has been a trusted guide, and this latest edition continues the tradition. Newly added saints and bless...

Twenty-one women, all recognized as saints during the first two decades of the 21st century, stood out from the crowd, went against the tide, set a...

While weaving together Clare’s story and Francis’s story, Margaret Carney draws special attention to Clare’s significant contribution to the Franci...

Four women—Hildegard of Bingen, Catherine of Siena, Teresa of Avila, and Thérèse of Lisieux—have been honored with the title "Doctor of the Church....

Melanie Rigney uses stories of the saints, our sisters in faith, to help readers grow in their spiritual lives. Some of these saints are familiar—T...

This book provides Catholics who pray before the Real Presence with a new and unique resource to deepen their adoration experience and do so within...

Christianity is a mysterious faith. Some of these mysteries can be described with Scripture or doctrine, but others can only be experienced. Those ...

St. Francis had a deep and lifelong devotion to Mary, the Mother of God, committing his order to her care. Franciscan Murray Bodo explores that rel...

For the first time, the creators of St. Anthony Messenger magazine present a high-quality collector’s edition celebrating the saints—the perfect...

In 42 scriptural reflections, Fr. Alfred McBride invites us to consider Mary as a young wife and new mother who holds her infant, as the Mother of ...

In Forgiving Mother, Fenelon deftly explores the ways the Blessed Virgin can provide comfort and healing if you truly desire it. Drawing from perso...

For years, Franciscan Father Pat McCloskey has heard people's questions and then responded in his "Ask a Franciscan" column in the award-winning St...

Clare of Assisi: A Heart Full of Love explores Clare's deep desire to live the gospel life, more precisely, her desire for all of us to reflect on ...

This handy reference book provides a complete overview of the history, major figures and locations, and most influential texts of the Franciscan tr...

In this page-a-day book for women, Melanie Rigney gives us a wellspring of interesting and diverse female saints who aptly show the way to be bette...

Ask anyone who has been there: Assisi is a special place. The events in the lives of Francis and Clare seem to have charged the very rocks with a p...

Through the lens of Mary, you’ll find opportunities to express yourself and expand your self-awareness, ultimately finding peace and clarity within...

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

Using the Canticle of the Creatures as a framework, Murray Bodo, a Franciscan friar, and Susan Saint Sing, a secular Franciscan, reflect on a lifet...

In Mission of Grace, Sr. Fran Gangloff tells the inspiring story of a woman committed to serving on the island of Molokai with those stricken with ...