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The Saint Who Bowed to Church Authority

by Stephen Beale February 22, 2012

Yesterday, I wrote about how one of the marks of greatness among the saints is their submission to the authority of the Church, particularly the Pope—and how this can be a source of spiritual inspiration and empowerment. This is exemplified…

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The Pope Who Inspired St. Francis

by Stephen Beale February 21, 2012

We sometimes think of St. Francis, who is arguably one of the best known and most beloved saints, as a solitary radical—wandering out in the woods to preach to the birds or crossing enemy lines in the midst of the…

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The Feast of St. John Bosco

by Alexandra Richards January 31, 2012

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The Feast of St. Angela Merici

by Alexandra Richards January 27, 2012

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The Divine Will: St. Luisa Piccareta

by Alexandra Richards January 20, 2012

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St. Who?

by Theresa Doyle-Nelson December 13, 2011

The time-honored collection of saints, prepared and updated occasionally at the Vatican, is called the Martyrologium Romanum; in English, the Roman Martyrology.  It is written in Latin, offers very brief descriptions on roughly 15 saints for each day of the…

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What’s In a Name?

by Paul Kokoski December 12, 2011

For centuries the practice of naming one’s child after a saint was almost second nature. Typically, Catholics named their child after the saint on whose day he was born. Over the past few decades, however, the invasion of secularism and…

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