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August, 20th | Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux's Story
Man of the century! Woman of the century! You see such terms applied to so many today—“golfer of the century,” ...
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August, 19th | Saint John Eudes
Saint John Eudes' Story
How little we know where God’s grace will lead. Born on a farm in northern France, John died at 79 in the next “county” or...
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August, 18th | Saint Louis of Toulouse
Saint Louis of Toulouse's Story
When he died at the age of 23, Louis was already a Franciscan, a bishop, and a saint!
Louis’s parents were Charles...
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August, 17th | Saint Joan of the Cross
Saint Joan of the Cross' Story
An encounter with a shabby old woman many dismissed as insane prompted Saint Joan to dedicate her life to the poor....
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August, 16th | Saint Stephen of Hungary
Saint Stephen of Hungary's Story
The Church is universal, but its expression is always affected—for good or ill—by local culture. There are no “ge...
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August, 15th | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Story of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII defined the Assumption of Mary to be a dogma of faith: “...
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August, 14th | Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe
Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe’s Story
“I don’t know what’s going to become of you!” How many parents have said that? Maximilian Mary Kolbe’s reactio...
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August, 13th | Blessed Michael J. McGivney
Blessed Michael McGivney's Story
The eldest son of an immigrant Irish family in Connecticut, young Michael left school at 13 to work in a brass fa...
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August, 12th | Saint Jane Frances de Chantal
Saint Jane Frances de Chantal's Story
Jane Frances was wife, mother, nun, and founder of a religious community. Her mother died when she was 18 mo...
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August, 11th | Saint Clare of Assisi
Saint Clare of Assisi’s Story
One of the more sugary movies made about Francis of Assisi pictures Clare as a golden-haired beauty floating through...
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August, 10th | Saint Lawrence
Saint Lawrence's Story
The esteem in which the Church holds Lawrence is seen in the fact that today’s celebration ranks as a feast. We know very l...
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August, 9th | Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross’ Story
A brilliant philosopher who stopped believing in God when she was 14, Edith Stein was so captivated by ...
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