John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was Professor of Anglo-Saxon (Old English) at the University of Oxford. His research on Beowulf is still considered a standard ...

Angels are, indeed, everywhere. Their purpose is to serve God and guide us. They are formidable warriors against evil, guardians of the whole of God’s ...

As much as any of the saints, Saint Francis of Assisi-born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone-is known for his profound piety. He is especially remembered ...

Take a 180 day journey with St. Teresa of Avila, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Bernard of Clairvaux, St. Therese of Lisieux, and St. John of the Cross. Each ...

St. Catherine of Siena was born during an outbreak of the Plague in Siena in 1347. She was brought up in the faith and especially after her own sister ...

Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)-also known as Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face-lived a short life. She died at the age of twenty-four ...

Few Christians in history are more revered when it comes to prayer and contemplation than St. Teresa of Ávila. Known for her piety and rapturous ...

The world needs saints to show it the way to true humanity. The Church needs saints to show it how to live out its calling.The witness of the lives of ...

Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) was a Burgundian abbot who was credited with the revitalization of the Benedictine order through the nascent Order of ...

Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591) was a major reformer of the Carmelite Order. He was canonized as a saint by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726. What he accomplished ...