saints

News about Saint Germanus is few and fragmented. The rather pompous biography was written by his friend Fortunatus…

Saint Augustine of Canterbury’s Story: in the year 596, some 40 monks set out from Rome to evangelize the…

Saint Philip Neri’s Story: Philip Neri was a sign of contradiction, combining popularity with piety against the…

Saint Bede the Venerable’s Story: Bede is one of the few saints honored as such even during his lifetime. His…

A much invoked title that of Mary Help of Christians. Let us take a few lines from her story

Here is an instrument of God, a useless servant as they say, Giovanni Battista De Rossi who sacrificed everything…

Like Elizabeth Ann Seton, Rita of Cascia was a wife, mother, widow, and member of a religious community. Her…

Saint Cristóbal Magallanes and Companions’ Story: like Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, SJ, Cristóbal and his 24…

Saint Bernardine of Siena’s Story: most of the saints suffer great personal opposition, even persecution.…

A seeker of God. Pietro Angelerio da Morrone, the future Celestine, was one from a young age when he saw in the…