St. Barnabas
Barnabas appears in the Acts of the Apostles as one of the first great bridge-builders of the Church. A Jew...
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The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Devotion to the Sacred Heart grew from centuries of Christian meditation on the pierced side of Christ in John 19:34,...
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The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Immaculate Heart of Mary is rooted in Scripture, especially Luke’s description of Mary treasuring and pondering the mysteries of...
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St. Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Saint Anthony was born Fernando Martins in Lisbon, Portugal, around 1195, during the age of crusades, new universities, and the...
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Saint Romuald, Abbot
Saint Romuald was born around 951 in Ravenna, Italy, into a noble family during a time when political violence and...
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Saint Paulinus of Nola, Bishop
Paulinus was born around 354 in Bordeaux, in Roman Gaul, into one of the empire’s wealthy senatorial families. Educated in...
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Saint John the Baptist
The birth of John the Baptist is described in Luke’s Gospel, set in Judea during the final years before the...
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Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
Peter and Paul are traditionally honored together as the great apostolic pillars of the Church of Rome. Peter, a fisherman...
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Saint Junipero Serra, Priest
Junipero Serra was born Miguel Jose Serra in 1713 on the island of Mallorca, Spain. A Franciscan friar and professor,...
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Saint Thomas, Apostle
Thomas was one of the Twelve Apostles and appears most vividly in the Gospel of John. In the days after...
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Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr
Maria Goretti was born in 1890 in Corinaldo, Italy, to a poor farming family. After her father died of malaria,...
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Saint Benedict, Abbot
Benedict was born around 480 in Nursia, Italy, as the Western Roman Empire had recently collapsed and Europe was entering...