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The Saints as Modern Role Models: Teaching Virtue, Courage, and Humility to Post-Modern Children

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Saint Simeon Stylites the Elder: St. Simeon – First of the Stylitcs or Pillar-Hermits

By: Jennifer Landsberger

The Life of Saint Damien of Molokai: The Patron Saint of Hawaii

By: Terry Long

Saint John Nepomucene Neumann: St. Neumann, Missionary and "Father of Parochial School System"

By: Jennifer Landsberger

St. Francis of Assisi Biography: This Saint was a Lover of People and Animals

By: Bryan Jackson

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton: St. Elizabeth- Patron of the Widowed and Orphaned

By: Jennifer Landsberger

Saint Sylvester I, Pope: Counselor and Advisor to Constantine the Great

By: Jennifer Landsberger

Saint Gregory of Nazianzus: Member of the "Three Cappadocians" and Great Theologian

By: Jennifer Landsberger

Saint Basil the Great: Member of "Three Cappadocians" and Patron of Hospital Administrators

By: Jennifer Landsberger

The Life of Father Michael McGivney: The Founder of the Knights of Columbus

By: Terry Long

Augustine of Hippo Profile: A Bishop and Church Father

By: Bryan Jackson

Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe: St. Fulgentius, Bishop of Ruspe, Was Called Father of the Church

By: Jennifer Landsberger

Why Do Catholics Pray to Saints? Catholic Apologetics and an Explanation of Saints

By: Jennifer Landsberger

Is St. Christopher Still an Official Saint? How Vatican II Changes Affected Christopher's Status

By: Traci Killen

Do Catholics Worship Idols? Is Veneration to Mary and the Saints a Form of Idolatry?

By: Feature Writer Francine Morrissette

Profiles of Five Catholic Saints: Saint Padre Pio, Bernadette, Christopher, Joan of Arc, and Dymphna

By: Alice Landry

St. Nicholas the Wonderworker: Iconic Patron Saint, Santa Claus, and Bishop

By: Alice Landry

Get Help with Anxiety From Saint Julian: Blessed Julian of Norwich – Mystic and Patron Saint of Anxiety

By: Feature Writer Francine Morrissette

Saint Antoine Daniel: Jesuit Missionary, Canadian Martyr, and Catholic Saint

By: Bonnie Way

Saint Joan d'Ark of France: The Maid of Lorraine

By: Maureen Zieber

Celebrate St Peter's Day on 29th June: Brief History of the Life of St Peter, First Leader of the Apostles

By: Elaine Walker

Saint "Elmo" Erasmus: Patron Saint of Sailors and Stomach Aches

By: Feature Writer Francine Morrissette

Saint Lucy: Patroness Saint of Eyes, Eyesight, and the Blind

By: Feature Writer Francine Morrissette

Saint Expeditus: Patron Saint of Procrastination and Money Issues

By: Feature Writer Francine Morrissette

Heavenly Help From Saint Thomas Aquinas: Get Help from the Patron Saint of Students and School Stress

By: Feature Writer Francine Morrissette

The Mysterious Incorruptibles: The Phenomenon of Incorruption in the Bodies of Saints

By: Marilynn Hughes

The Rare Phenomenon of Mystical Knowledge: Inexplicable Wisdom Demonstrated in the Lives of the Saints

By: Marilynn Hughes

The Gift of Tongues: Also Known as Glossalalia

By: Marilynn Hughes

The Holy Stigmata: Saints Who Bore the Wounds of Christ

By: Marilynn Hughes

Saint Anthony - Finder of Lost Things: When Something is Lost, Turn to This Saint for Help

By: Feature Writer Francine Morrissette

The Spiritual Gift of Invisibility: Saints Who Became Invisible in the Presence of Witnesses

By: Marilynn Hughes

The Gift of Prophecy: Saints Who Displayed Special Knowledge of Coming Events

By: Marilynn Hughes

Multiplication of Food in Lives of the Saints: Holy People Who Repeated Old and New Testament Miracles

By: Marilynn Hughes

The Gift of Miraculous Transportation: Saints Who Arrived at Their Destination Through Extraordinary Means

By: Marilynn Hughes

Transverberation or Mystical Hearts: The Mystical Wounding of the Heart of the Saints

By: Marilynn Hughes

The Odor of Sanctity: Saints Who Emanated Scents of Roses and Incense

By: Marilynn Hughes

Levitation as a Gift of the Holy Spirit: Saints who Miraculously Rose and Floated from the Ground in Prayer

By: Marilynn Hughes

The Unusual Gift of Bilocation: Saints who were Known to be in Two Places at the Same Time

By: Marilynn Hughes

The Life of St. Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland

By: Terry Long

Saints for a Post Modern Society: Lives of the Recently Canonized Provide Distinct Role Models

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Edmund Rice on Way to Becoming Irish Saint: Lay Man Founded Ireland’s First Religious Order for Men

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Saint Nicholas and Saint Valentine: A Brief History of Two Early Christians who Inspired Holidays

By: Stephanie Jean

The Canticle of the Sun: A Praise to Creation

By: Marilynn Hughes

The Canticle of the Creatures: The Order of Franciscans is Approved

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Francis of Assisi Receives his Call: Illness in Assisi, Italy Becomes Revelation

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Francis of Assisi Dies: An Early Death with the Newly Founded Franciscan Order

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Francis Receives the Stigmata: The Wounds of Christ Appear on Mount Alverna

By: Marilynn Hughes

Miracles Attributed to St. Francis of Assisi: The Innumerable Marvels of a Saint

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Francis of Assisi Rebuilds San Damiano: God Speaks through a Worn Crucifix

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Francis of Assisi Spends Years in Prison: The Sordid Fruits of War

By: Marilynn Hughes

The Early Life of St. Francis of Assisi: The Unsaintly Beginnings of a Great Man

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi: Childhood and Lifelong Friends

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Francis of Assisi Sees the Pope: An Unexpected Revelation

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Francis of Assisi Embraces Asceticism: A Rich Man Chooses Poverty

By: Marilynn Hughes

St Valentine and the Church: The Mysterious Patron Saint of Love According to Fact and Legend

By: Stella Walsh

Incorrupt Saints are Miracles from Heaven: Holiness and Sanctity Result in Preservation of Bodies after Death

By: Nelson Acquilano

St. Therese of Lisieux: Doctor of the Little Way of Spiritual Childhood 1873 - 1897

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Alphonsus Liguori: Prince of Moralists 1696 - 1787

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Francis de Sales: The Gentleman Doctor 1567 - 1622

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Lawrence of Brindisi: The Apostolic Doctor 1559 - 1619

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. John of the Cross: Doctor of Mystical Theology 1542 – 1591

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Robert Bellarmine: Prince of Apologists 1542 – 1621

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Peter Canisius: Doctor of the Catechism 1521 - 1597

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Teresa of Avila: Doctor of Prayer 1515 - 1582

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Catherine of Siena: The Seraphic Virgin 1347 - 1380

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Thomas Aquinas: The Angelic Doctor 1225 – 1274

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Bonaventure: The Seraphic Doctor 1221 - 1274

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Albert the Great: The Universal Doctor (Albertus Magnus) 1206 - 1280

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Anthony of Padua: Doctor of the Gospel 1195 – 1231

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Bernard of Clairvaux: The Mellifluous Doctor 1090 - 1153

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Anselm: Father of Scholasticism 1033 - 1109

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Peter Damian: Monitor of the Popes 1007-1072

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. John Damascene: Doctor of Christian Art 676 - 749

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Bede the Venerable: Father of English History 673 – 735

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Isidore of Seville: Schoolmaster of the Middle Ages 560 - 636

By: Marilynn Hughes

Pope St. Gregory the Great: The Greatest of the Great 540 - 604

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Peter Chrysologus: The Golden Worded 406 – 450

By: Marilynn Hughes

Pope St. Leo the Great: Doctor of the Unity of the Church 400 - 461

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Cyril of Alexandria: Doctor of the Incarnation 376 - 444

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Joseph and Home Sales: A Catholic Real Estate Tradition

By: Fraser Sherman

St. Augustine: Doctor of Grace 354 – 430

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. John Chrysostom: Golden Mouthed Doctor of the Eucharist 347 – 407

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Jerome: Father of Biblical Science 342 - 420

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Ambrose: Patron of the Veneration of Mary 340 397

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Basil the Great: Father of Eastern Monasticism 329 - 379

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Gregory Nazianzen: The Theologian 329 - 389

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Hilary of Poitiers: Preserver of Western Orthodoxy 315 -386

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Cyril of Jerusalem: Doctor of Catechesis 315 - 386

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Ephrem: Father of Hymnody 306 - 373

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Athanasius: Father of Orthodoxy 297-373

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Peter Julian Eymard: The Priest of the Eucharist

By: Lisa Hugick

St. Cecilia: The Patron Saint of Musicians

By: Lisa Hugick

Teresa of Avila: Life with Purpose: Religous Life, Prayer, Writings, Reform, and Sainthood

By: Melissa Roberts

Father Michael J. McGivney: Who Was this American Priest?

By: Lisa Hugick

Pray for Obama and McCain: Pray to Saint Jude for a Candidate During the 2008 Election

By: Elizabeth Randall

St Elizabeth of Hungary/Queen of the People: Both Noblewoman and Saint, She Became a Third Order Franciscan

By: Feature Writer Jo Murphy

Life of St. Margaret Mary: The Saint of the Devotion to the Sacred Heart

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. John Vianney: The Cure' of Ars

By: Marilynn Hughes

St. Padre Pio: First Stigmatist Priest of the Catholic Church

By: Marilynn Hughes

The Year of Saint Paul: The Catholic Church Celebrates the 2000th Birthday of St. Paul

By: Juliette Riitters

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