Today’s Saint

By Franciscan Media   Saint Magdalen of Canossa’s Story – Wealth and privilege did nothing to prevent today’s saint from following her calling to serve Christ in the […]

Franciscan Media - Some saints’ names are far more familiar to us than others, but even the lives of obscure holy persons teach us something... And so it is with Saint Casilda. Her father was a Muslim leader in Toledo, Spain, in the 10th century. Casilda was a devout Muslim but was kind to Christian prisoners.

Franciscan Media - Born in Cuvilly, France, into a family of well-to-do farmers, young Marie Rose Julie Billiart showed an early interest in religion and in helping the sick and poor. Though the first years of her life were relatively peaceful and uncomplicated, Julie had to take up manual work as a young teen when her family lost its money. ...

By Franciscan Media - The polarization in the Church today is a mild breeze compared with the tornado that ripped the Church apart during the lifetime of this saint. If any saint is a patron of reconciliation, Vincent Ferrer is... Despite parental opposition, he entered the Dominican Order in his native Spain at 19. ..