Category: Saints & Blesseds
CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “Saint Teresa of Avila – Pope Benedict XVI General Audience Feb. 2, 2011” – VaticanVa
“In the course of the Catecheses that I have chosen to dedicate to the Fathers of the Church and to great theologians and women of the Middle Ages I have also had the opportunity to reflect on certain Saints proclaimed Doctors of the Church on account of the eminence of their teaching. Today I would like to begin a brief
» Read moreREAD ONLINE: “[PDF] Autobiography of Saint Teresa of Ávila” – CarmeliteMonks
“THE LIFE OF THE HOLY MOTHER TERESA OF JESUS … INTRODUCTION … CHAPTER I. — Describes how the Lord began to awaken her soul in childhood to a love of virtue and what a help it is in this respect to have good parents … “
» Read moreCATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “[PDF] Story of a Soul (l’Histoire d’une Ame): The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux” – CCEL
“… It is to you, dear Mother, that I am about to confide the story of my soul. When you asked me to write it, I feared the task might unsettle me, but since then Our Lord has deigned to make me understand that by simple obedience I shall please Him best. I begin therefore to sing what must be
» Read moreCATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Mother Teresa of Calcutta Biography” – Vatican.va
“… The whole of Mother Teresa’s life and labour bore witness to the joy of loving, the greatness and dignity of every human person, the value of little things done faithfully and with love, and the surpassing worth of friendship with God. But there was another heroic side of this great woman that was revealed only after her death. Hidden
» Read moreCATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Beatification of Mother Teresa of Calcutta” – Vatican.va
CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “HOLY MASS AND CANONIZATION OF BLESSED MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA” – Vatican.va
“… Mother Teresa, in all aspects of her life, was a generous dispenser of divine mercy, making herself available for everyone through her welcome and defence of human life, those unborn and those abandoned and discarded. She was committed to defending life, ceaselessly proclaiming that “the unborn are the weakest, the smallest, the most vulnerable”. She bowed down before those
» Read more[AD] Saint Mother Teresa: “A Simple Path”
“Known around the globe for her indefatigable work on behalf of the poor, the sick, and the dying, Saint Mother Teresa has devoted her life to giving hope to the hopeless in more than one hundred and twenty countries. She inspires us all to find a way to translate our spiritual beliefs into action in the world. How has one
» Read moreCATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “Saint Bartholomew – Audience of Pope Benedict XVI, 4 October 2006” – vatican.va
“… Bartholomew … has traditionally been identified with Nathanael …. Nathanael’s retort ‘Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’ … highlights God’s freedom, which baffles our expectations by causing him to be found in the very place where we least expect him. … Jesus was not exclusively ‘from Nazareth’ but was born in Bethlehem … and came ultimately from Heaven,
» Read moreCATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “Saint Dominic Guzmán – Audience of Pope Benedict XVI, 3 February 2010” – vatican.va
“… [A] Saint … who made a fundamental contribution to the renewal of the Church of his time: St Dominic, the Founder of the Order of Preachers, also known as Dominican Friars. … [born in Spain, ca. 1170], distinguished himself … for his interest in the study of Sacred Scripture and … love of the poor …. * * *
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