Saints Biographies

St John the Evangelist

Peter Fleming 27 December 2021

John the Evangelist had a mystical understanding of the mission and meaning of Jesus.

St Francis Xavier

Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ 3 December 2021

Francis’ life was one of immense energy, faith and simplicity, with a dedicated focusing to what really matters.

Saint Edmund Campion

Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ 1 December 2021

Among the Jesuits who died as martyrs in England, Edmund Campion, Henry Walpole and Robert Southwell, wrote, lived and died with a distinctive style.

St Andrew the Apostle

Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ 30 November 2021

St Andrew is part of the history of many churches throughout the world – a fitting tribute for the ‘go-to’ saint.

St Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions

Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ 24 November 2021

The lives and the deaths of the martyrs testify to the power and inspiration of Christ who submitted to death for our salvation.

St Cecilia

22 November 2021

St Cecilia, the patron saint of music celebrates her feast day on 22 November.

St Charles Borromeo

Peter Fleming 4 November 2021

St Charles Borromeo knew how to balance conservation with change.

St Alphonsus Rodriguez

Peter Fleming 30 October 2021

St Alphonsus Rodriguez is proof that there are many paths to holiness, and that there is holiness in many paths.

‘See everything, overlook a great deal, correct a little.’ Merciful words, unburdening words; wouldn’t we all like to be seen and ‘corrected’ that way? The speaker, Pope Saint John XXIII, was the embodiment of mercy in the Church in the 20th century.