It is factually accurate to state that Francis Clet was a confrère who was martyred in China, yet it can be misleading. This happens if emphasis is placed on the second element in the statement. … Read More
Life of Felix de Andreis. Chapter 00 — Introduction
TO the Right Rev. JOSEPH ROSATI, first bishop of St. Louis, we are principally indebted for the following life of his venerated Superior, the Very Rev. Felix De Andreis, C. M. And no one else … Read More
Blessed Marta Anna Wiecka
Blessed Marta Anna Wiecka (January 1, 1874 – May 30, 1904), born in Nowy Wiec (Koscierzyna county, Pomerania, Poland) then in the Kingdom of Prussien, was the third of 13 children of Marceli Wiecki, a … Read More
Why We Need to Canonize More Lay Saints
Ever since the Second Vatican Council spoke of the “universal call to holiness,” there has been a move to recognize more lay men and women as saints, as models of sanctity for lay Catholics. Several … Read More
The sanctity of Blessed Marta Anna Wiecka
Despite the common conviction sanctity does not depend on extraordinary achievements or miracles. The great things God does within a human soul are simple. Sanctity simply means love. It should be a conscious way of … Read More
Blessed Lindalva Justo de Oliveira
Lindalva Justo de Oliveira was born on 20 October 1953 at Sitio Malhada da Areia, in a very poor area of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Lindalva’s father, João Justo da Fé, a farmer, was … Read More
A Short Life of Blessed Marcantonio Durando (1801-1880)
1. The family: childhood and youth The Durandos were a respected and wealthy family in Mondovì. They had ten children, of whom two died in infancy. Marcantonio was born on 22 May 1801. The family … Read More
The Unedited Collection of Letters of Blessed Marcantonio Durando
Fr. Durando never wrote a book, nor published one, except for an “educative” pamphlet, written for an Institute of the Daughters of Charity at Fontanetta Po. His collection of letters, however, is a veritable “monument,” … Read More
Marcantonio Durando: The Decree on the Virtues
Marcantonio Durando A priest of the Congregation of St Vincent de Paul Founder of the Institute of the Sisters of Jesus the Nazarene (1801-1880) The decree on the virtues “Speaking the truth in love, we … Read More
Blessed Marco Antonio Durando
Blessed Marco Antonio Durando was born May 22, 1801 in Mondovi, Italy and died December 10, 1880 in Turin, Italy. A priest of the Congregation of the Mission, he founded the Institute of the Sisters … Read More