Little did Karol Wojtyla know on that moonlit night what lay ahead of him: the encyclicals, the meetings with statesmen and governmental leaders, the political and religious controversies.
Saints
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Junípero Serra: A Not-Perfect Saint
‘Junípero Serra,’ by Rose Marie Beebe and Robert M. Senkewicz
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Who was the real St. Aloysius Gonzaga?
Aloysius Gonzaga needs rescuing from the hands of overly pious artists.
Posted inFaith, Politics & Society
Some readings on Romero’s beatification
(Because, you know, Romero wasn’t political.)
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Called to Be Saints: Why I support the canonization of Dorothy Day
I once heard Dorothy say, “When they call you a saint, it means basically that you are not to be taken seriously.”
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Death Comes For the Archbishop: The Martyrdom of Óscar Romero
If for a second Óscar Romero had glanced through the open doors of the chapel, would he have seen the young man taking aim? Would he have been afraid? Would he have been tempted to flee?
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Five Facts about California’s Prospective Saint, Junípero Serra
Serra is known today as the “Apostle of California,” having built in the late 18th century a network of 21 missions that stretched the entire southern half of the state from San Diego to San Francisco.
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Move over, Bellarmine. For Franciscans, today is the Feast of the Stigmata of St. Francis
What appeared externally on Francis’ body was reflective of his interior conformity to the lived example of Jesus Christ.
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How one saint’s ancient insights are transforming today’s church
The real Francis is far more compelling and important than the imaginary one.
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Saints Among Us
Robert Bartlett’s book will also be welcome to those who have experienced something of the power of the cult of the saints in their own time and place.