Most of what we know about saints—from the most beloved to the most obscure—comes from the little-known Bollandist Society.
Saints
Posted inExamen, Faith
Fr. James Martin, S.J.: Who is your favorite saint?
Who’s your favorite saint? Do you have one? If you’re Catholic, there’s a good chance that you do.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pedro Arrupe’s cause for canonization to open in Rome on Feb. 5
The announcement was made from the Jesuit headquarters in Rome in a press communiqué released on Jan. 30.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Learning to see with the eyes of saints
What might be seen when the one looking looks again in a new way?
Posted inExamen, Faith
Fr. James Martin, S.J.: Why do we always forget about Joseph?
Maybe this week you could pray to Joseph and ask him to help you respond to the call of the young man whom he helped to raise.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis beatifies ‘Of Gods and Men’ martyrs
“By beatifying our 19 brothers and sisters, the church wishes to bear witness to her desire to continue to work for dialogue, harmony and friendship.”
Posted inPolitics & Society
What are the dangers of artificial intelligence in our brave new world of self-driving cars?
America This Week Our guest this week is John Miller. We talk to him about his article What are the dangers of artificial intelligence in our brave new world of self-driving cars? We also discuss some of the stories our editors are most thankful for from the year: Vatican Christmas stamps feature inmate’s art No one […]
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Dorothy Day: College Dropout
The only Americans under review for canonization to attend a public university, Day’s indiscretions and confusions, those awkward discoveries and repeated failures of youth, are our own.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
It’s official: Jesuit Father Pedro Arrupe is now a ‘Servant of God’
Men and women for others “are persons who cannot conceive of love of God without love of neighbor,” Father Arrupe once said. “Theirs is an efficacious love that has justice as its first requirement.”
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Pedro Arrupe’s sainthood cause may open in February, says Jesuit superior
Plans are underway for a solemn opening in February of the sainthood cause of Father Pedro Arrupe, superior general of the Jesuits from 1965 to 1983.