Saints

April 23rd is the feast day of Saint George – the face of Christian chivalry and chastity in medieval times. His Early Life Little is actually known about Saint George and the details about his early life, so we don’t know exactly when he was born. Saint George was born into a noble family in […]

April 11 is the feast day of Saint Stanislaus of Kraków – a beloved Polish bishop and martyr. His Early Life St. Stanislaus was born in July of 1030 near Kraków, Poland. He was born into a family of nobility. He was also blessed in that his family practiced the Catholic faith with great zeal […]

Born in modern-day Iran in the tenth century, to a family of nobles, St. Gregory of Narek was a literary genius and a lover of Mary. His devotion to our Blessed Mother helped him reach high levels of sanctity and mystical experiences. At a young age, he entered the monastery of Narek, where he became […]

St. Polycarp was one of the earliest Christian martyrs and a direct disciple of the beloved apostle John. He also is very important to the Church because his writings are among the earliest to survive. He lived during the first and second centuries AD and served as bishop of Smyrna (modern-day Izmir, Turkey). Polycarp faithfully […]

“If I were to meet those who kidnapped me, and even those who tortured me, I would kneel and kiss their hands. For, if these things had not happened, I would not have been a Christian and a religious today.” These words spoken by St. Josephine Bakhita from Sudan should make us pause for a […]

There are often many questions regarding St. Valentine and his story. Who was the real St. Valentine? How did he become the patron saint of love? How did our society become so enthralled with his story and why was so much consumerism brought into his feast day? This brief saint highlight will answer those questions […]

St. Blaise was a 4th century bishop and martyr who was renowned for his healing powers, particularly for diseases of the throat. St. Blaise was born in Sebastea, Armenia sometime in the 3rd century. As a young man, he studied philosophy and became a skilled physician. However, after witnessing much suffering in his medical practice, […]

While its origins are unknown, reciting the St. Andrew Christmas Novena prayer has been a staple tradition within the Catholic Advent season for at least a century. As most faithful Catholics know, Jesus called St. Andrew first to become a disciple. So, it’s quite fitting that the Feast of St. Andrew, which occurs on Nov. […]

“How can I know the Lord’s plan for my life? Does Jesus really expect me to be holy like the great saints?” These are questions that each of us, in whatever vocation, has asked ourselves time and again. But did you know that the answer is really quite simple? The Word of the Lord says […]