St Robert Lawrence (May 4)
Spiritual Life
Saint Of The Week
The Carthusian monk hung, drawn and quartered for refusing to accept Henry VIII as head of the Church
Friday, 4 May 2012
Saint of the week
The dedicated missionary clubbed to death on a Pacific island
Saturday, 28 April 2012
Saint of the week
St Pierre Chanel (April 28) had his heart set on missionary work abroad since the age of 14
The Franciscan who used songs, games and dance to spread the Gospel
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Saint of the week
St Peter of St Joseph Betancurt (April 25), born in Tenerife, ministered to the poor in Guatemala City
The Lourdes visionary who expected to be boiled on a grill in Purgatory
Monday, 16 April 2012
Saint of the week
St Bernadette (April 16) grew up in the direst extremes of poverty
The rich, handsome marquess who dedicated herself to the poor
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Saint of the week
St Magdalen of Canossa (April 10)
The saint who believed he was ‘a plague-spot in soul and body’
Friday, 30 March 2012
Saint of the week
St Vincent Ferrer (April 5) believed that Jews should be rooted out of Spain. His anti-Semitic sermons sparked riots that killed thousands
The priest who saw no need for a bed
Friday, 23 March 2012
Saint of the week
St Joseph Oriol (March 23) sought obscurity and self-abnegation but ended up being celebrated throughout Barcelona
The carpenter who kept hundreds of fugitive Catholics alive
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Saint of the week
St Nicholas Owen (March 22) was tortured horribly but did not give up any compromising information
The fourth century’s most holy family
Thursday, 15 March 2012
Saint of the week
St Gregory of Nyssa (March 9) had nine siblings, and four of them have been declared saints
How religious ecstasy and a narrow escape from death led to a life devoted to the sick
Thursday, 8 March 2012
Saint of the week
St John of God, March 8
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By Luke Coppen