The Vatican hung banners of the Catholic Church’s newly canonized saints four days before the Mass that would officially recognize that they are in heaven with God.
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Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Five reasons John Henry Newman is a saint for our times
Newman, like all of the saints, is perennially relevant because holiness never goes out of style.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Gratitude—not guilt—is the first step toward knowing God
God is pure goodness, pure love, pure beauty. Look for those things in your life, and you will see God.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: We don’t need our saints to be perfect
Echoing Pope Francis’ exaltation of the “middle-class of holiness,” Robert Ellsberg prefers to describe saints simply as “those who walk in the paths of holiness.”
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Is Augustine the most relatable saint?
James K. A. Smith tells us to forget what we think we know about St. Augustine.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Cardinal Newman’s canonization is a chance for campus groups to ‘reclaim’ name
The upcoming canonization ceremonies for John Henry Cardinal Newman has become an occasion for Catholic colleges to re-examine the life and purpose of the newest saint for students everywhere.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: How to be holy (hint: You can’t do it on your own)
Colleen Carroll Campbell’s new book is full of insight into what motivates us to attempt to reach holiness through our own strength and how this obsession holds us back from spiritual progress.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Saint Teresa of Avila’s agony and ecstasy
The Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila is termed an “autohagiography,” a self-justification of saintliness, by Carlos Eire, a professor of history and religious studies at Yale University.
Posted inFaith, News
Blessed John Henry Newman letters and diaries to be released ahead of his canonization
The first of 250,000 folios of letters and photographs preserved at the oratory were published for the first time, under a digitization program co-organized by the National Institute for Newman Studies in Pittsburgh.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
What today’s college students can learn from St. Augustine
St. Augustine has much to teach us about the meritocracy and recent college admissions bribery scandals.