Today’s Saint

By Franciscan Media Saint of the Day for September 25: Saints Louis Martin and Zélie Guerin (August 22, 1823 – July 29, 1894; December 23, 1831 – August 28, […]

By Franciscan Media Blessed John Henry Newman’s Story – John Henry Newman, the 19th-century’s most important English-speaking Roman Catholic theologian, spent the first half of his life as […]

By Franciscan Media Saint Lorenzo Ruiz and Companions’ Story – Lorenzo was born in Manila of a Chinese father and a Filipino mother, both Christians. Thus he learned Chinese […]

By Franciscan Media Saint Matthew’s Story – Matthew was a Jew who worked for the occupying Roman forces, collecting taxes from other Jews. The Romans were not scrupulous about […]