Saints & Sacraments: Teresa of Ávila
BARBARA YOFFIE
All of the saints had a great devotion to the Eucharist, and Teresa of Ávila was no exception. The Eucharist enables us to...
Celebrating Saints: Guido Conforti (Feast Day: November 5)
PATRICIA MATHSON
Guido lived in Italy with his mom and dad and nine brothers and sisters. As a child he read a book about...
Celebrating Saints: Genevieve (Feast Day: January 3)
PATRICIA MATHSON
Genevieve lived in a village in France a long time ago. Even as a child, she knew that she wanted to devote her...
Celebrating Saints: Catherine Kasper (Feast Day: February 1)
PATRICIA MATHSON
Catherine Kasper lived in a village in Germany. She was often sick as a child and missed school. But even as a...
Celebrate Saints: St. Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
By Patricia Mathson
Feast day: October 4
Francis Bernardone lived in the town of Assisi in Italy. He was the son of a wealthy...
Celebrate St. Nicholas by Serving Others
CONNIE CLARK
At the start of Advent, tell your students the story of St. Nicholas. Organize simple service projects as a memorable tradition for every...
Celebrating Saints: Francis of Assisi—October 4
Patricia Mathson
Francis Bernardone lived in the town of Assisi in Italy. He was the son of a wealthy merchant and liked to party with...
Nicholas Black Elk, Catechist: cause for canonization opened
At their annual meeting, the USCCB voted to open the cause for canonization for Nicholas Black Elk, a Lakotan medicine-man whose conversion led him...
Celebrating Saints–Saint George Preca–May 9th
BY PATRICIA MATHSON
FEAST DAY: MAY 9
Malta is an island in the Mediterranean Sea just south of Italy. That’s were George Preca lived with his...
Inspiring Teens: Praying with the Saints
LISA MLADINICH
In 1992, just before I returned to the Catholic faith, I met a woman who loved St. Thérèse of Lisieux as a friend...