St. Martin de Porres was a Dominican mystic and friend of St. Rose of Lima. He was born in Lima, Peru, the illegitimate son of a Spanish knight, John de […]
St. Martin de Porres
Who Is St. Anthony Claret?
The life of St. Anthony Mary Claret was so extraordinary that Pope Pius XII once called him “a giant in spirit.” Yet few Catholics today seem to know much about […]
Pope St. John Paul II
Pope Saint John Paul II was born Karol Wojtyla in the small Polish town of Wadowice. During World War II, when the Nazis invaded Poland, Karol secretly studied for the priesthood in an underground seminary established by the archbishop of Krakow. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1946. In 1964, Father Karol was appointed archbishop of Krakow; just three years later he was made a cardinal. In 1978, Cardinal Wojtyla was elected Pope, the 264th in the Church’s history. He took the name John Paul II. He began his papacy on Oct. 22 by telling the world, “Be not afraid”; his life showed everyone that to change the world, we must “cast into the deep for a great catch.”
St. Paul of the Cross
St. Paul of the Cross is founder of the Passionists order, whose mission is to “keep alive in the world the love of Jesus Crucified as seen in His Sacred […]
The story of St. Jean de Brebeuf
In 1625, at age 32, St. Jean de Brebeuf (1593-1649) became one of the first five Jesuit missionaries to travel to Canada to bring the Catholic faith to the Hurons. […]