t’s good to have new biographical works of two women saints: St. Clare of Assisi and St. Therese of Lisieux. Both are famous saints to Catholics, but there is limited knowledge of them outside the church. These publications may correct that.
Books on women saints may bring them greater appreciation beyond church
Saints, souls and stories: Students perform ‘evangelization drama’ at St. Cloud cemetery
About 50 people weathered a 45-minute tour, called the “Back from the Dead Cemetery Walk,” through Assumption Cemetery in St. Cloud in the early evening Oct. 27, encountering dramatic stories and enactments with martyrs and saints.
New saints inspire Christians to build peaceful world, bishop says
The church’s newest saints represent a diverse group of people who offer encouragement and hope to Christians today through their example, a Brazilian bishop said.
Books on saints uplifting but one has grave errors on Scripture
The authors of these two short books narrate the lives and accomplishments of the saints. These books are devotional, suitable for spiritual reading and quiet meditation.
Study of saints, saint-making combines scholarly with popular
British scholar Simon Yarrow’s book, “The Saints: A Short History,” is a captivating study of saints and the saint-making process down through more than 2,000 years.
Pope to canonize Fatima children May 13; October date for other saints
Pope Francis will declare the sainthood of Blessed Jacinta Marto and Blessed Francisco Marto, two of the shepherd children who saw Mary in Fatima, Portugal, during his visit to the site of the apparitions.
Imagination helps readers better understand roots of Eucharist
Author R. Scott Hurd’s book “Around the Table” is what one might call a devotional book that gives you more than prayers and discussion questions.
Evangelizing through the good
Moral rectitude, the concrete living out of the Christian way, especially when it is done in an heroic manner, can move even the most hardened unbeliever to faith, and the truth of this principle has been proven again and again over the centuries.