Featuring Men Saints

This astounding story of conversion and sanctity is an encouraging example to those discouraged and seemingly hopelessly addicted to bad habits. It shows that nothing is beyond God's intervention. Saint Camillus is also an inspiration to those in the...

Kidnapped at 16 and sold into slavery, Saint Patrick escaped the hands of his captors, only to return years later, not for revenge, but to convert an entire nation to Christ. This is the story of the incredible missionary, who single-handedly converted...

Had he pursued his career in law, the name and life of Alphonsus Ligouri would have been forgotten soon after his death. We must be forever grateful that by cooperating with grace, Alphonsus responded enthusiastically to God's call to work in His...

The life of Saint Martin de Porres, miracle worker, father of the poor, and humble Dominican, is a source of inspiration to all those who aspire to be a true follower of Christ. Born in Lima, Peru, the son of a freed slave and a Spanish noble, Martin...

This is the story of a priest, who instead of fleeing sickness to preserve his own health, rather gave his life for those suffering from an incurable sickness, feared by all; leprosy. Spending the best years of his life on Molokai, servicing the colony...

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...

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...

Surrounded by high society with its pomps and glory, this young saint's life is a beautiful example of spiritual strength. Keeping his soul focused on the everlasting riches of virtue and holiness, he surmounted the worldly attractions of wealth and...

Saint Peter Claver, Apostle of the West Indies, was a model of untiring selflessness and charity who spent his life with the slaves of Cartegena, caring for, and ministering to their spiritual and bodily needs. With no one else to care for them,...

This issue of "From the Housetops Magazine" features the life of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. One of the most influential men of the twelfth century, Saint Bernard should serve as an inspiration for us in the twenty-first. In the age of knighthood he...

A one time "man of the world," Gabriel Possenti forsook the limelight of Italian society to dedicate his life to God as a Passionist. Adventure, however, followed him into the cloister, making his story and exciting example of holiness in action. From...

"Go and set all on fire," was the command given to Saint Francis Xavier by his Superior, Saint Ignatius Loyola. Evangelizing the impenetrable Far East, this zealous missionary accomplished unbelievable conversions. He died at the age of forty-six after...

This issue of "From the Housetops Magazine" features the life of Saint Jerome, one of the Fathers of the Church, who was born about 329. Jerome spent many years in the Holy Land mastering the Hebrew language. He translated the Old Testament and the...

Saint John de Brebeuf, a professed Jesuit of towering stature, left his comfortable surroundings in France to evangelize the "Children of the Forest" in North America. His mission was urgent, his message had an eternal consequence. His zeal and...

The story of the Martyrs of Uganda is a tremendous example of strength. Converted to the True Faith by the missionary White Fathers, this group of young men unflinchingly faced torture and death rather than surrender their virtue and deny their Faith...

"The life of Peter Julian Eymard, the standard-bearer, herald and champion of Christ's presence, in the sacred tabernacle, is, like that of the Baptist, a shining and burning light…through which the ancient Secret of the Eucharist was revealed to...

This is the extraordinary account of Korea's Catholic history and its most illustrious saint and martyr, Saint Andrew Kim, its first native born priest. From the Housetops Magazine issue. Other articles in this issue include: • The Conversion of...

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...

With society crumbling around him, Saint Benedict was called by God to reform the moral and social depravity of his day. Challenging his followers to embrace discipline rather than licentiousness, silence rather than tumult, and mortification rather than...