Doctor of the Church relied on divine grace and the maternal care of the Virgin Mary to temper that vice and become a man of ...

When you meet a guy, for example, like Francis of Assisi. Genius or crackpot ... “valuing it,” as Saint Bonaventure wrote in his 13th-century Life of Saint Francis, “no more than dust ...

Daughter and handmaid of the heavenly Father, the almighty King, Mother of our most high Lord Jesus Christ, and Spouse of the Holy Spirit, pray for us to your most holy Son, our Lord and Master.

When you meet a guy, for example, like Francis of Assisi. Genius or crackpot? Both. Sensuous embracer of life or self-mortifying freak? Both. Exhibitionist or recluse? Anarchist or company man?

It had no difficulty whatsoever moving from songs like the contemplative ‘Make me a channel of your peace’ (St Francis of Assisi) to the upbeat ‘Rivers of Babylon’ (Boney M). The choir’s ...

As Conclave features heavily in the awards season – 12 nominations in the Baftas, and more expected in the Oscar line-up as ...

The prayer of St. Francis (of which there are several versions ... And where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; To be ...

Among them we may place St. Paul ... the scope of their Master’s teaching; with Athanasius, who forced an unwelcome doctrine upon a hostile clergy ; with Francis of Assisi, the pioneer of ...

Perhaps the best example of how St. Francis de Sales embodied kindness and truth lies in his famous axiom, “a spoonful of ...

If you're an architecture buff, take some time to check out the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, which was constructed beginning in 1869. Located a block east of the Santa Fe Plaza ...

When his term of office as provincial ended, Francesco became a novice-master, and eventually ... Lucera were known to compare him with St. Francis of Assisi, from whom he derived his name.

Pilgrims from around the world have been passing through the open Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica this week. Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer and gives an address from the chapel of Casa ...