St. Angela of Foligno was a medieval Franciscan mystic whose devotion to the side wound of Christ shows that we worship God not only with our minds but with our bodies.
Saints
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: St. Katharine Drexel’s complicated record on race
In ‘Katherine Drexel and the Sisters Who Shared Her Vision,’ the historian Margaret McGuinness has performed another valuable service to American Catholic history.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
The mystery of Thomas Aquinas: Why did he leave his ‘Summa’ unfinished?
Thomas Aquinas’s ‘Summa Theologiae’ is perhaps the most important philosophical/theological work in Christian history. Why didn’t the Angelic Doctor finish it?
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When you see someone struggling to be holy, you’re looking at the face of Christ
A Homily for the Solemnity of All Saints, by Father Terrence Klein
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Holy sinners and doubting saints: The fiction of Brian Moore
Despite his public antipathy toward Catholicism, a number of Brian Moore’s novels dealt subtly and deftly with the profound emotional impact of struggles with faith.
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Pope Francis publishes new apostolic exhortation on St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Published Oct. 15, the pope’s letter is titled, “C’est la Confiance,” the opening words of her phrase, “It is confidence and nothing but confidence that must lead us to Love.”
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Pope Francis: Lessons from St. Daniel Comboni, an apostle to Africa
In his weekly audience, Pope Francis highlights the apostolic zeal of St. Daniel Comboni, who sought to engage and empower Africans as “subjects” of mission.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Following St. Francis: Lessons from studying the saint’s closest friends
In times of reflection, when Francis of Assisi asked himself what would be the most important qualities for his followers to have, he would focus on one or another of the brothers who were already by his side. I, too, have a list of virtues that I prize. Mine, however, is a list of what I want to see in those I have to deal with when I am trying to get things done.
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St. Paul, the metaphysical track coach
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Peter Claver, Priest, by Joe Hoover, S.J.
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America magazine writers who dreamed they saw St. Augustine
Saint Augustine still captures our imaginations 16 centuries after he lived. What is it about this theologian, philosopher, preacher and memoirist that makes him such a perennial favorite?