Holiness

As her relics start to tour the U.S. and more than 125 years after her death in a cloistered convent in Normandy, St. Thérèse of Lisieux continues to inspire the church.

Carlo’s approach was always friendship. And through that friendship, people were always drawn to Jesus. As pure and as pious as he was, nobody felt judged by the young saint.

Through the holiness and witness of its members, the church not only receives Christ’s grace but dispenses it, all the while pointing to him as the one Savior. “Lumen Gentium” says that each “disciple of Christ has the obligation of spreading the faith” so that others might be saved, too.

The Fellowship of Catholic University Students has grown greatly in the 25 years since launching in 1998. Now most U.S. states have multiple university campuses served by FOCUS missionaries.

“Our concepts of holiness might look considerably different from our concepts of love, but they shouldn’t.”

Even before consideration of these three, the bishops’ Committee on Canonical Affairs and Church Governance estimated there are more than 85 sainthood causes at various stages of the beatification or canonization process in at least 55 U.S. dioceses.

Timothy Williams, national formation director of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s National Council of the United States, is encouraging his fellow Vincentians to reclaim the home visit and recognize its spiritual power.

The author spent 12 years not only as a close friend but also a trusted adviser for Mother Teresa.