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Saint of the Week

The ‘dumb ox’ who became the greatest of the medieval Doctors of the Church
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
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St Thomas Aquinas (January 28) was an unrivalled theologian who used scientific rationalism to support the doctrines of Christian faith and revelation
The monk who was burned by a demon in his sleep
Monday, January 16th, 2012
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St Fursey (January 16) helped advance Christianity in East Anglia and northern France
The saint who warned against the shark of self-love
Monday, January 9th, 2012
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St Genevieve Torres Morales (January 5) was told she could not join the Carmelites because of a handicap
The priest whose preaching was like a ‘spiritual earthquake’
Saturday, December 24th, 2011
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St Gaspar del Bufalo (December 28)
The frail but tireless Sister who worked in the slums of New York
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
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St Francesca Cabrini (December 22) became the first American to be canonised in 1946
The hermit who lived on a pillar for 33 years
Monday, December 12th, 2011
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St Daniel the Stylite (December 11) was told that monastic discipline would be beyond him
The chaplain to William the Conqueror who established the Sarum Rite
Sunday, December 4th, 2011
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St Osmund of Salisbury (December 4) was ‘praised for his wisdom and holiness’
Apostle Andrew, the first to be called
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
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St Andrew (November 30) preached in the Ukraine, Turkey and Greece
The bishop who charmed kings and ate with lepers
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
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St Hugh of Lincoln (November 17) travelled around his diocese defending the poor and needy against the powerful and insolent
The pope who persuaded Attila the Hun to spare Rome
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
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St Leo the Great (November 10) vigorously sought to maintain the unity of the Church

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Spiritual Life

Saint of the Week

The ‘dumb ox’ who became the greatest of the medieval Doctors of the Church

The monk who was burned by a demon in his sleep

The saint who warned against the shark of self-love

The priest whose preaching was like a ‘spiritual earthquake’

The frail but tireless Sister who worked in the slums of New York

The hermit who lived on a pillar for 33 years

The chaplain to William the Conqueror who established the Sarum Rite

Apostle Andrew, the first to be called

The bishop who charmed kings and ate with lepers

The pope who persuaded Attila the Hun to spare Rome

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