St. Francis Solano (July 17, 2015)
Francis came from a leading family in Andalusia, Spain. Perhaps it was his popularity as a...
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel (July 16, 2015)
Hermits lived on Mount Carmel near the Fountain of Elijah (northern Israel) in the 12th century....
St. Bonaventure (July 15, 2015)
Bonaventure, Franciscan, theologian, doctor of the Church, was both learned and holy. Because of...
Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha (July 14, 2015)
The blood of martyrs is the seed of saints. Nine years after the Jesuits Isaac Jogues and John de...
As German king and Holy Roman Emperor, Henry was a practical man of affairs. He was energetic in...
Sts. John Jones and John Wall (July 12, 2015)
These two friars were martyred in England in the 16th and 17th centuries for refusing to deny...
It is unfortunate that no contemporary biography was written of a man who has exercised...
St. Veronica Giuliani (July 10, 2015)
Veronica's desire to be like Christ crucified was answered with the stigmata.
St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions (July 9, 2015)
Christianity arrived in China by way of Syria in the 600s. Depending on China's relations with...
St. Gregory Grassi and Companions (July 8, 2015)
Christian missionaries have often gotten caught in the crossfire of wars against their own...
Blessed Emmanuel Ruiz and Companions (July 7, 2015)
Not much is known of the early life of Emmanuel Ruiz, but details of his heroic death in defense...
St. Maria Goretti (July 6, 2015)
One of the largest crowds ever assembled for a canonization--250,000--symbolized the reaction of...
St. Anthony Zaccaria (July 5, 2015)
At the same time that Martin Luther was attacking abuses in the Church, a reformation within the...
St. Elizabeth of Portugal (July 4, 2015)
Elizabeth is usually depicted in royal garb with a dove or an olive branch. At her birth in 1271,...
St. Thomas the Apostle (July 3, 2015)
Poor Thomas! He made one remark and has been branded as "Doubting Thomas" ever since. But if he...
St. Oliver Plunkett (July 2, 2015)
The name of today's saint is especially familiar to the Irish and the English--and with good...
Blessed Junipero Serra (July 1, 2015)
In 1776, when the American Revolution was beginning in the east, another part of the future...
First Martyrs of the Church of Rome (June 30, 2015)
There were Christians in Rome within a dozen or so years after the death of Jesus, though they...
St. Peter Chrysologus (July 30, 2015)
A man who vigorously pursues a goal may produce results far beyond his expectations and his...
St. Ignatius of Loyola (July 31, 2015)
The founder of the Jesuits was on his way to military fame and fortune when a cannon ball...
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