You might not know very much about your family tree, but you should. It’s incredible. Your family has a long legacy. Your family has made a huge impact on the world. In fact, your family has changed the world in almost every conceivable way. If it weren’t for your family, modern culture would look a whole lot different and far darker than it does.
Your Catholic family tree has born a lot of fruit, my brothers and sisters, and it’s fruit that has remained (Jn 15:16).
Saint Stephen, the proto-martyr for the Church, was an amazing witness of faith. Take a look at his life in our ‘Saintly Minute’ video.
What do you want to be the patron saint of? Spending too much money at Starbucks? Ace-ing Algebra? Being Awesome? Don’t laugh; it’s a valid question.
We are all called to be saints, whether or not we get the “St.” before our names in the saint books. Almost all the saints in the ‘giant book of saints’ have various (some would even say random) things they are patrons of. Many are patrons of more than one thing. So when – not if – you are named a saint, what do you want to be the patron of?
Even if you’ve never heard of St. Jerome, you’ve read his work; he helped translate much of the Bible while he was alive. Take a quick look at the life of this Doctor of our Church.
The most famous Catholic to ever get knocked off his horse – literally – St. Paul is definitely someone worth knowing about. In this video, we share a little bit of the life of the man they once called Saul.
As our month-long look at saints of the Church continues, we’re happy to share the life of another powerful example of faith: St. John of the Cross. Check it out.
I live in a house with four women: my Queen and my three little princesses. It’s an estrogen factory; a kingdom of all things pink. When I say it’s pink I don’t mean it figuratively, it’s literal. I wake and sleep inside a Disney princess’ dream… it’s so pink that it looks like a Pepto Bismol factory exploded. Pink isn’t just in my house – everywhere you look in October, pink’s popping up.
As many of you are aware, October in America is “Breast Cancer Awareness” month. One of the great gifts we have as Catholics is a deeper understanding of the Communion of Saints, and the power of intercessory prayer. The saints and martyrs lived heroically virtuous lives. One such model of heroism and virtue is St. Agatha, who also happens to be the patron saint against breast cancer and breast disease.
St. Teresa is one of the most popular saints around right now… from Confirmation names to devotions, her fan club is blowing up. Get to know her story a little better with our ‘Saintly Minute’ video on St. Teresa of Avila.
Growing up in a non-denominational Christian home, I was told many things about Catholicism. Few were true. Regarding the Saints, I was only told “Catholics idolize them and talk to the dead, which is a sin.” I never questioned this until my junior year in college when I lost my beloved Uncle Luis.
Here is a quick look at the life of Maria Goretti, one of the youngest saints in the Church. Her story is a call for all of us to defend our chastity, and to forgive those who sin against us.
St. Maximilian Kolbe [Saintly Minute] from Life Teen on Vimeo. Today we take a glimpse at St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Franciscan priest who offered his life at a concentration camp during World War II. St. Maximilian Kolbe is a good example of having courage in the face of great adversity. If only we could all have his bravery! Read more [...]
Saint Faustina is a powerhouse of holiness, and during this month on saints we knew we had to share a little bit of her story with you. Check out the video for a Saintly Minute on St. Faustina.
The Church gives us feast days throughout the year so that we can look to the Saints who went before us, learn from their example, and ask their intercession. Today is the feast of one of my favorite saints – Saint Pio of Pietrelcina! Padre Pio was an amazing role model for every one of us.
Learn more about Padre Pio after the jump.
Even when I don’t get a chance to go to daily Mass, I like to check out the readings for the day (you can find them in our Daily Devotional or on the USCCB website). And something I noticed about this week is that it’s particularly saintly. Every day this week has a different Saint attached to it. That got me thinking: how much do I really know about the saints? There are over ten thousand canonized Saints in the Church, so there’s no way I could know them all… but do I even know one hundred? Read more [...]
What’s the lowdown on angels? What do they do? Who are they?
It’s almost Halloween – a day that causes Christian controversy, debate, and lots of ‘fire and brimstone’ speeches. And even though I’m way too old to go Trick or Treating this year, I did take some time to think about the ‘spookiest’ Greeting-Card holiday. If you’re Catholic, you know that Halloween night is really the vigil for All Saints’ Day, when we remember all those in Heaven. The more I thought about that; these two events that overlapped, I realized they’re both focused Read more [...]
