SAINTS FOR DECEMBER

Born into an aristocratic family in Strasbourg, France, Charles w

Born near Buk in the Poznan region of Poland, Melchior Chylinski

Jesus asked, “What profit would there be for one to gain th

John spent most of his life in the Monastery of Saint Sabas near

Born in Cappadocia, Sabas is one of the most highly regarded patr

The absence of the “hard facts” of history is not nec

One of Ambrose’s biographers observed that at the Last Jud

A feast called the Conception of Mary arose in the Eastern Church

Thousands of people gathered in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guada

The rise of the factory system in 19th-century Germany brought ma

To his secretary Saint Jerome, Damasus was “an incomparable

The feast in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe goes back to the 16th

Every little girl named Lucy must bite her tongue in disappointme

John is a saint because his life was a heroic effort to live up t

This woman who once wanted to become a Trappistine nun was instea

Wenceslaus Kozminski was born in Biala Podlaska in 1829. By the a

Abbess, artist, author, composer, mystic, pharmacist, poet, preac

Anthony’s father died when his son was only 10 years old,

In 1362, the man elected pope declined the office. When the cardi

It’s not the founder of the Dominicans we honor today, but

The energetic life of Peter Canisius should demolish any stereoty

Jacomo or James, was born a noble member of the Benedetti family

John was a country lad who made good in the big city and the big

What better way to prepare for the arrival of the Christ Child th

Francis was destined by his father to be a lawyer so that the you

On this day, the Church focuses especially on the newborn Child,

“As the number of disciples continued to grow, the Greek-sp

It is God who calls; human beings answer. The vocation of John an

Herod “the Great,” king of Judea, was unpopular with

A strong man who wavered for a moment, but then learned one canno

You say you’re not familiar with today’s saint? Cha