Understanding the Trinity: Love is the Uniting Force in God
Even St. Augustine struggled with the mystery of the Trinity.
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Saints for Today: Cornelius, Pope & Martyr
The main issue facing Cornelius was the treatment of Christians who had denied their faith during the persecutions.
Saints for Today: Monica, Mother of St. Augustine (332-387)
This consolation experienced by St. Monica and her total abandonment to God can also be ours today if we persevere in patience and trust.
Saints for Today: Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot & Doctor of the Church (1090-1153)
He guided popes and kings, bishops and common folk. Because of him, the twelfth century is sometimes called the “Bernardine period.”
Saints for Today: Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious (1572-1641)
Francis de Sales called Jane “the perfect woman.”
Saints for Today: Martha, Holy Woman (1st c.)
Martha’s great glory is her simple and strong statement of faith in Jesus after her brother, Lazarus’ death.
Saints for Today: Joachim and Anne, Parents of Mary (1st Century)
For centuries the popular tradition about St. Joachim and St. Anne has inspired Christians with a message of God’s tender love.
Saints for Today: Paulinus of Nola, Bishop & Father of the Church (354-431)
Governor, husband, priest and Bishop: Paulinus led a life filled with virtuous leadership and was thought of as a saint even in his lifetime.
Saints for Today: Ephrem, Deacon & Doctor of the Church (306-373)
Ephrem was largely responsible for demonstrating that poetry and hymns could be a mode of theological discourse.
Saints for Today: Dymphna, Martyr (7th C. AD)
The king unleashed his own sword and cut off the head of his own beautiful fifteen-year-old daughter.