Saint John of God: The Portuguese Soldier and Shepherd Who Became Founder of the Hospitaller Brothers
A biography of Saint John of God, the Portuguese-born founder of the Hospitaller Brothers, covering his youth, conversion at Granada in 1539, his care of the sick, his death in 1550, his canonization in 1690 and what is documented and what is tradition.
Saint Alphonsus Liguori: The Neapolitan Lawyer Who Became Bishop, Founder of the Redemptorists and Doctor of the Church
A biography of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, the Neapolitan lawyer who became a priest, founded the Redemptorists, served as bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti and was named a Doctor of the Church, with documented history kept apart from tradition.
Saint Juliana Falconieri: The Florentine Servite Woman Remembered as Mother of the Mantellate
Saint Juliana Falconieri: the Florentine Servite woman, what is documented and what is tradition, the Mantellate, her canonization in 1737 and the story of the Host at her death.
Saint Ezekiel Moreno: The Augustinian Recollect Missionary Bishop of Pasto and Patron of Cancer Patients
Saint Ezekiel Moreno: the Augustinian Recollect missionary and Bishop of Pasto, his canonization in 1992, his controversial politics and why cancer patients invoke him.
Blessed Christina the Astonishing: The Medieval Mystic of Sint-Truiden Who Prayed for the Dead
Biography of Blessed Christina the Astonishing (Christina Mirabilis) of Sint-Truiden, the medieval mystic known for her prayer for the dead, with the sources, the legends and the cautions that belong with her story.
Saint Faith of Conques: The Child Martyr of Agen, Her Golden Reliquary and the Prisoners She Freed
Biography of Saint Faith (Sainte Foy) of Agen and Conques, the virgin martyr, with the story of her passion, her relics, her golden reliquary and her patronage of prisoners and pilgrims.
Venerable Sergio and Domenica Bernardini: A Widower, a Mother of Ten and a Family That Gave Eight to the Church
Venerable Sergio and Domenica Bernardini, Italian spouses from Modena who raised ten children, eight of whom entered religious life. Declared Venerable by Pope Francis in 2015.