Likely the best description of St. Elizabeth of Hungary is to say that she was, in a way, the antithesis of the rich young man described in Matthew’s Gospel. The […]
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Mother Frances Cabrini
America’s first saint was an immigrant — who didn’t want to go to the United States. Dec. 22, 2017, marked the 100th anniversary of the death of Mother Frances Xavier […]
St. Martin de Porres
St. Martin de Porres was a Dominican mystic and friend of St. Rose of Lima. He was born in Lima, Peru, the illegitimate son of a Spanish knight, John de […]
St. Paul of the Cross
St. Paul of the Cross is founder of the Passionists order, whose mission is to “keep alive in the world the love of Jesus Crucified as seen in His Sacred […]
Blessed Marie Rose Durocher
She was born in Quebec in 1811 and given the name Eulalie Melanie. Her parents were prosperous farmers; Eulalie was the tenth of 11 children. Three of her brothers became […]