Adult

St John the Baptist – the prophetic saint

25 January 2022

St John the Baptist was a prophetic saint, from the womb to the tomb.

St Gianna

25 January 2022

In this issue our Saint for all Seasons is St Gianna Beretta Molla – the patron saint of the right to life.

St Alphonsus Rodriguez

Peter Fleming 25 January 2022

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

St Constantine

25 January 2022

The debate around the legacy of St Constantine highlights the difficulty of judging someone’s motivations from afar.

St Vincent de Paul

Peter Fleming 25 January 2022

A young St Vincent de Paul was attracted to the priesthood because of his desire for a comfortable life. But his true home was found on a different path.

St Maximilian Kolbe

Peter Fleming 25 January 2022

The patience of a saint.

St Valentine

Peter Fleming 25 January 2022

The paradox of St Valentine of Rome is though there is doubt about his identity, there is no doubt about his message of Christian love.

St Thomas Aquinas

Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ 25 January 2022

A great Christian thinker, St Thomas’ legacy is his exploration of new ideas and his ability to incorporate what was good in them into a thoroughly Christian vision of the world.

St John Bosco

Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ 25 January 2022

Courage in the face of opposition and a gift for bringing people together were the hallmarks of St John Bosco.

A saintly social justice mash-up

11 January 2022 EH

Regular readers will be familiar with our ‘Sneaky Jesus Songs’ series that highlights songs with lyrics that, if looked at in a certain light, could be seen as religious hymns. Inspired by that series, we’ve put a mash-up of tunes that could be related to the stories of some inspiring social justice saints.

Faith Matters – Christmas TV guide

Brendan Nicholls 1 December 2021

Christmas TV acts as a symbol that ‘bring us in’ to the season.

Living gratefully

Fr Chris Gleeson SJ 25 November 2021

Gratitude is one of the cornerstones of Ignatian spirituality.

NEWSLETTER SIGNUP

LOGIN

Adult