Saints

St. Benedict is one of the Father of Western Monasticism. He is associated with keeping away evil an…

Legend tells that the town of Lorch, Austria was fully on fire.  The good citizens prayed to St…

St. Joan of Arc was a young peasant woman in France at a time that England occupied much of the Fren…

St. Jude is believed to have been a close cousin of Christ.  He is also referred to as Thaddeus…

St. Monica is the mother of St. Augustine.  She prayed of years for the conversion of her son.&…

St. Teresa of Avila was a master of contemplation and of prayer.  In her prayer she dialogues w…

St. Christopher was a tall and strong man.  In the days of the Roman Empire, when he lived, the…

St. Dominic's mother had visions that her child would bring light to a dark world.  He would fo…

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is the patron saint of Catholic schools, widows, teachers and seafarers. She…

One of the most popular saints, the beloved St. Francis of Assisi.  One story is that he befrie…

According to tradition, St. Gerard's prayers helped a woman undergoing a painful and terrible labor.…