St Bertin (September 5) became abbot of a flourishing monastery with some 150 monks under his rule
Spiritual Life
Saint Of The Week
The monk who converted a tribe of pagans in modern-day Belgium
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
Saint of the week
The French king who sought to protect the weak from the strong
Saturday, 25 August 2012
Saint of the week
St Louis (August 25) was jovial in company but gave himself up to prayer and fasting in private
St Pius X: the son of a village postman who urged modernists to be ‘beaten with fists’
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Saint of the week
St Pius X (August 21) had a saintliness that no one who knew him doubted
The teenager who ran away from home to join St Francis
Saturday, 11 August 2012
Saint of the week
St Clare (August 11) founded the Order of Poor Ladies, now known as the Poor Clares
Luther’s contemporary who sought to reform the Church from within
Tuesday, 7 August 2012
Saint of the week
St Cajetan (August 7), who wished to reform the Church, and founded the Theatines
The saint who founded the Redemptorists
Wednesday, 1 August 2012
Saint of the week
St Alphonsus Liguori (August 1), one of the great moral philosophers of the early modern Church
The saint whose guide on virtue was read every day by monks in the Middle Ages
Monday, 23 July 2012
Saint of the week
St John Cassian (July 23) fell out of favour in the 16th century
The pagan prince who gave up 800 concubines after converting to Christianity
Sunday, 15 July 2012
Saint of the week
St Vladimir (July 15) was transformed from a promiscuous thug into an outstanding moral exemplar
The woman who wiped the face of Christ on the way to Calvary
Thursday, 12 July 2012
Saint of the week
St Veronica (July 12)
The saint who refused point blank to accept the Resurrection
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Saint of the week
St Thomas the Apostle (July 3)
Our political masters need to get this: theological problems can only have theological solutions
By Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith