Saint Josephine Bakhita: Kidnapped at Seven, Scarred by Slavery, Freed by a Courtroom, Sainted by Rome
The most complete biography of Saint Josephine Bakhita available: her twelve years enslaved in Sudan, her scarification torture, the 1889 court ruling that freed her, her baptism by the future Pope Pius X, her fifty years at Schio, and her 2000 canonization.
Saint Seraphim of Sarov: The Hermit Who Fed a Bear, Prayed on a Rock for a Thousand Nights, and Shone With Light
The most complete biography of Saint Seraphim of Sarov available: his hermitage among wild animals, his thousand nights of prayer, the robber attack, his conversation with Motovilov, his twelve Marian apparitions, his 1903 canonization, and his relics' loss and 1991 return to Diveyevo.
Saint Sebastian: The Soldier Who Survived His Own Martyrdom, Then Went Back to Face It Again
The most complete biography of Saint Sebastian available: his secret ministry inside the Roman Praetorian Guard, his arrow martyrdom and survival, his nursing by Saint Irene, his second martyrdom, his relics at San Sebastiano fuori le mura, and his role as patron against plague.
Saint Matrona of Moscow: Born Without Eyes, She Saw What No One Else Could
The most complete biography of Saint Matrona of Moscow available: her lifelong blindness, her hidden ministry through Soviet persecution, her wartime prophecies, an honest look at the unconfirmed Stalin legend, her 1998 relics translation, and her 1999/2004 canonization.
Saint Martin of Tours: The Roman Soldier Who Cut His Cloak in Half and Refused to Fight Again
The most complete biography of Saint Martin of Tours available: the miracle of the cloak, his refusal to fight under Julian the Apostate, the founding of Ligugé and Marmoutier, his campaign against paganism in Gaul, and his relics' destruction and rediscovery at Tours.
Saint John Chrysostom: The Golden-Mouthed Preacher Who Told an Empress the Truth and Died for It
The most complete biography of Saint John Chrysostom available: his Antioch preaching, his reforms as Archbishop of Constantinople, his conflicts with Empress Eudoxia and Theophilus of Alexandria, his exile and death, his vast writings, and his relics' journey to Rome and back to Istanbul in 2004.
Saint Joan of Arc: The Illiterate Peasant Girl Who Crowned a King, Was Burned as a Heretic, and Was Vindicated by the Church That Killed Her
The most complete biography of Saint Joan of Arc available: her voices, the siege of Orléans, the coronation of Charles VII, her trial and execution at Rouen, the 2007 debunking of her supposed relics, and her 1920 canonization.
Saints Joachim and Anne: Fifty Childless Years, One Answered Prayer, and the Grandparents of God
The most complete biography of Saints Joachim and Anne available: their childlessness, the Protoevangelium of James, the birth of Mary, the shrine at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and its documented healings, and their relics at Apt and in Quebec.
Saint Ignatius of Antioch: The Bishop Who Wrote Seven Letters on the Road to Being Eaten Alive
The most complete biography of Saint Ignatius of Antioch available: his arrest under Trajan, the seven letters he wrote on the road to Rome, his martyrdom in the arena, and the journey of his relics to the Basilica of San Clemente.
Saint Gregory Nazianzen: The Reluctant Bishop Who Saved the Trinity and Earned a Title Shared With the Apostle John
The most complete biography of Saint Gregory Nazianzen online: his friendship with Basil the Great, his defense of the Trinity, his resignation as Archbishop of Constantinople, his Five Theological Orations, and the 1,600-year journey of his relics from Nazianzus to Rome and back.
Saint Benedict of Nursia: The Roman Noble Who Fled the City and Became the Father of Western Monasticism
The most complete biography of Saint Benedict of Nursia online: his years as a hermit at Subiaco, the poisoning attempts against him, the writing of his Rule at Monte Cassino, his miracles, his death with Scholastica, and the disputed history of his relics.
Saint Alexander Nevsky: The Warrior-Prince Who Saved Orthodox Russia From East and West Alike
The most complete biography of Saint Alexander Nevsky available: his victories at the Neva and the Battle on the Ice, his diplomacy with the Golden Horde, his 1547 canonization, his relics' journey from Vladimir to a Soviet museum and back, and his feast days.
Blessed Andrew of Totma: The Barefoot Holy Fool Who Healed a Blind Man and Foretold a Monastery
The most complete biography of Blessed Andrew of Totma online: his tonsure at Galich, his healing of a blind man, his prophecy of a monastery, his 1673 repose, his relics in Totma, and his 1841 canonization with the Vologda Saints.
Blessed Alfons Tracki: The German Priest Who Chose Albania and Died Defending a Dying Man's Right to the Last Rites
The most complete biography of Blessed Alfons Tracki online: his youth in Silesia, his wartime rescues of Albanians, his 1946 martyrdom for anointing a dying man, and his 2016 beatification with the Martyrs of Albania.
Is Your Life a Job Application for Heaven? What the Fathers, Aquinas, and the Mother of God Reveal About the Meaning of Life
A third of the angels fell and left their places in heaven empty. Explore what Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Gregory the Great, theosis, and the Church's Marian hymns actually teach about why this brief life exists at all, and why faith rather than sight is the test angels never had to take.
How to Grieve as a Christian: Scripture, the Communion of Saints & the Hope of Reunion
A Christian guide to grief through Scripture, divine providence, and the communion of saints. Includes personal testimony, theology, and prayers for anyone who has lost a loved one.
How to Stop Worrying: A Christian Guide Through Scripture, the Jesus Prayer & Eternal Perspective
How to stop worrying as a Christian, through Scripture, the Jesus Prayer, and a father's testimony on anxiety, grief, and eternal perspective.
Saint Julian the Hospitaller: The Complete Legend of the Nobleman Who Murdered His Own Parents and Became the Patron of Travelers
The most detailed account available of Saint Julian the Hospitaller — tthe Patron Saint of Travelers and Murderers, the stag's prophecy, the fatal case of mistaken identity, his penance at a dangerous river crossing, the leper revealed as an angel, and the scholarly consensus on his legend.
Saint Pelagia the Actress: The Complete Life of Antioch's Most Famous Courtesan Who Became a Hidden Monk of the Mount of Olives
The most detailed account available of Saint Pelagia the Actress — her conversion by Bishop Nonnus, her disguise as the monk Pelagius, the source text of James the Deacon, and the scholarly debate over her historicity and identity.
Saint Augustine of Hippo: The Complete Life of the Restless Heart That Became a Doctor of the Church
The most detailed biography available of Saint Augustine of Hippo — his conversion, Confessions, City of God, the Donatist and Pelagian controversies, his death in the Vandal siege, and the journey of his relics to Pavia.