Catholic Life

The early Roman virgin-martyr whose bones were discovered in 1802. She immediately began answering prayers, with so many favors and miracles being granted that she was raised to sainthood by Pope Gregory XVI--becoming the only person recognized by the...

This Lebanese saint who rarely spoke spent most of his life in the hills of Annaya monastery, sacrificing and praying for others. Only at his death was his holiness realized with thousands of miracles occurring at his grave. A beautiful article with an...

A beautiful, epic mini-series produced in Chile that tells the story of the inspiring life of the new young Carmelite saint who lived in the 20th century, died at the age of just 19 years old, and was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1993. St. Teresa...

   The beautiful story about the most popular saint of modern times, St. Therese of Lisieux, the "Little Flower." Growing up in Lisieux, France was occasionally painful but usually delightful for Therese and her four sisters. For practical...

  Everyone loves Saint Thérèse, the Little Flower! Her patronage extends to travelers specifically, including aviators, aircrews and missionaries, and she has wonderful advice for travelers: “I shall teach you how you must...

This wonderful book for young readers presents the remarkable life of the great English martyr, St. Thomas More, in an engaging and easy-to-read style. St. Thomas More, the light-hearted but heroic Chancellor of England, comes to life in this biography...

The story of Saint Vincent de Paul is a timeless example of the Catholic Church's work with the poor. Compelled by a deep love and zeal for souls, this saint spent his life doing acts of charity that affected society at large throughout the ages. Saint...

Saint Vincent Ferrer thundered warnings of final judgement in the fourteen hundreds to a world filled with confusion and sin, in an age not unlike our own present time. This saint proved that only holiness can truly combat the evils that ravage society...

"The only tragedy is not to be a saint", wrote the French novelist Léon Bloy. And St. Francis de Sales said that "A sad saint would be a sorry saint." But what is a saint? One way to answer is to analyze sanctity, theologically and psychologically...

A fantastic activity book that also teaches kids about our heroes, the saints! A mini-story or bio is included for each saint featured here – kids will read the story and choose the sticker that fits next to it. What’s even better is that the...

A fantastic activity book that also teaches kids about our heroes, the saints! A mini-story or bio is included for each saint featured here – kids will read the story and choose the sticker that fits next to it. What’s even better is that the...

These pages remind us that God's grace can conquer every human flaw . . . Christ came not to call saints but to make them — often out of weak, stupid, and sinful men. That’s why the saints are not only models of holiness for us to...