Saints for Today: Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot & Doctor of the Church (1090-1153) Dr. Jean LeeAugust 17, 2016 He guided popes and kings, bishops and common folk. Because of him, the twelfth century is sometimes called the “Bernardine period.” ColumnsSaints for Today0 Comments
Saints for Today: Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious (1572-1641) Dr. Jean LeeAugust 11, 2016 Francis de Sales called Jane “the perfect woman.” ColumnsSaints for Today0 Comments
Saints for Today: Martha, Holy Woman (1st c.) Dr. Jean LeeJuly 28, 2016 Martha’s great glory is her simple and strong statement of faith in Jesus after her brother, Lazarus’ death. ColumnsSaints for Today0 Comments
Saints for Today: Joachim and Anne, Parents of Mary (1st Century) Dr. Jean LeeJuly 22, 2016 For centuries the popular tradition about St. Joachim and St. Anne has inspired Christians with a message of God’s tender love. ColumnsSaints for Today0 Comments
Saints for Today: Paulinus of Nola, Bishop & Father of the Church (354-431) Dr. Jean LeeJune 15, 2016 Governor, husband, priest and Bishop: Paulinus led a life filled with virtuous leadership and was thought of as a saint even in his lifetime. ColumnsSaints for Today0 Comments
Saints for Today: Ephrem, Deacon & Doctor of the Church (306-373) Dr. Jean LeeJune 2, 2016 Ephrem was largely responsible for demonstrating that poetry and hymns could be a mode of theological discourse. ColumnsSaints for Today0 Comments
Saints for Today: Dymphna, Martyr (7th C. AD) Dr. Jean LeeMay 12, 2016 The king unleashed his own sword and cut off the head of his own beautiful fifteen-year-old daughter. ColumnsSaints for Today0 Comments
Saints for Today: Marie Alphonsine, Religious (1843-1927) Dr. Jean LeeMarch 24, 2016 Sister Marie was an outstanding catechist and educator and a tireless apostle. ColumnsSaints for Today0 Comments
Saints for Today: John of the Cross, Priest (1654-1734) Dr. Jean LeeMarch 3, 2016 Some of the many miracles ascribed to him include levitation and levitation of his walking stick, apparently witnessed by a church full of people. ColumnsSaints for Today0 Comments
Saints for Today: Walburga, Abbess (710-779) Dr. Jean LeeFebruary 25, 2016 Walburga’s bones began to secrete a manna called “pearls,” a clear, tasteless and odorless liquid described as resembling fresh water and said to have great medicinal powers. ColumnsSaints for Today0 Comments
