Saints

St. John of the Cross was born at Hontoveros, Old Castile, on 24 June 1542 to a family of poor

St. Ambrose was born ca. 340 AD probably at Trier to one of the most prominent families in the Empire,

St Francis Xavier, whose feast we keep on 3rd December, was born in 1506 in Spain, but as a young

In Germany, we have got lots of these St. Andrew’s crosses. When you go through the country, you can see

Pope St. Clement was the third successor of St. Peter and the first of the Apostolic Fathers. He was

Music is great gift from God that brings a wide range of emotional responses. Humanity's ability to make, perform

A few years ago I was on a retreat at a monastery where the martyrology was read in Latin during

It’s hard to know what to make of Simon and Jude, the two Apostles whose feast we celebrate today. Of

John Kolobos or John the Dwarf is one of the legendary desert fathers. As a young man he

Many Saints begin their life as sinners. It is not very often that you come across one who was

Little flower? She was as tough as old boots! - Fr Denis Geraghty OP, Lourdes 2009 As Oxford prepares to welcome

Tradition has it that St Francis and St Dominic met in Rome when they were both there to seek ratification