By Fr. Don Miller, OFM, Franciscan Media – In the 12th century in the French region of Premontre, Saint Norbert founded a religious Order known as the Praemonstratensians […]
By Fr. Don Miller, OFM, Franciscan Media – Boniface, known as the apostle of the Germans, was an English Benedictine monk who gave up being elected abbot […]
James, Son of Alphaeus: We know nothing of this man except his name, and, of course, the fact that Jesus chose him to be one of the 12 pillars of the New Israel, his Church.
Athanasius led a tumultuous but dedicated life of service to the Church. He was the great champion of the faith against the widespread heresy of Arianism, the teaching by Arius that Jesus was not truly divine. The vigor of his writings earned him the title of doctor of the Church.