St Bertin (September 5) became abbot of a flourishing monastery with some 150 monks under his rule
Topic: Saint of the week
The monk who converted a tribe of pagans in modern-day Belgium
Posted on Wednesday, 5 September 2012
The French king who sought to protect the weak from the strong
Posted on Saturday, 25 August 2012
St Louis (August 25) was jovial in company but gave himself up to prayer and fasting in private
The teenager who ran away from home to join St Francis
Posted on Saturday, 11 August 2012
St Clare (August 11) founded the Order of Poor Ladies, now known as the Poor Clares
The saint whose guide on virtue was read every day by monks in the Middle Ages
Posted on Monday, 23 July 2012
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
Posted on Sunday, 15 July 2012
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
Posted on Thursday, 12 July 2012
St Veronica (July 12)
The saint who refused point blank to accept the Resurrection
Posted on Tuesday, 3 July 2012
St Thomas the Apostle (July 3)
The priest who captured the smugness of Gnosticism
Posted on Thursday, 28 June 2012
St Irenaeus (June 28)
The Briton martyred under the Romans who converted his executioner
Posted on Wednesday, 20 June 2012
St Alban (June 20)
The king who fostered a Benedictine revival
Posted on Friday, 8 June 2012
St Edgar, June 8, gained the reputation of presiding over a golden age of peace and plenty in Anglo-Saxon England
Our political masters need to get this: theological problems can only have theological solutions
By Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith