Lives of the Saints

St. Peter Claver – September 9 – Priest, Apostle and… Slave!

Arthur Felipe Grando Leal -

Stefan Zweig, the world-renowned Austrian writer, recounts in the preface to his book on Ferdinand Magellan what motivated him to study the adventures of...

August 28 – St. Augustine of Hippo – Great in Thought, Great in Holiness

Sr. Maria Teresa Ribeiro Matos -

“Sicut Augustinus dicit – as Augustine says,” became a frequent expression in the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas. The Bishop of Hippo is cited around...

July 20 – St. Elijah, Prophet – The Fiery One

Rúben Manuel Cunha Guimarães -

If God called Abraham friend, Isaac my servant and Jacob my holy one, He might well call Elijah my prophet. All the more so...

June 14 – St. Elisha – Another Elijah

Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins -

St. Elisha, who is he? The father and master of the prophets of Mount Carmel. The preacher who multiplied the loaves. The man whom...

St. James the Less, Apostle and Bishop of Jerusalem – Mirror of Christ

Sr. Patricia Victoria Jorge Villegas -

Orphanhood is one of the most terrible sufferings a man can endure. Something similar to this excruciating hardship undoubtedly assailed the Apostles when Our...

Venerable María Teresa González-Quevedo y Cadarso – Teresita, Living Tabernacle of Mary

Sr. María José Vicmary Feliz Gómez -

In the firmament of the Holy Church, certain stars seem to shine exclusively for God. There are, of course, vocations that have become known...

St. John Ogilvie – Martyr of the Faith, of the Papacy and of Priestly Celibacy

Gabriel Marques dos Santos -

In 1580, Scotland found itself at a crossroads: its Catholic history, personified in the controversial figure of a queen imprisoned for her faith, Mary...

Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich – Spouse of Christ Crucified

Sr. Mary Teresa MacIsaac -

With what devotion we should attend Holy Mass! In this sublime Sacrament, the Sacrifice of Calvary is renewed and Jesus makes Himself present every...