Wyatt North

One part biography, one part prayer book, The Life and Prayers of Saint Padre Pio is an essential for any Christian....

Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897) - also known as Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face - lived a short life. She died at the age of 24 from consumption. However, in her short life, she inspired many nuns in the Carmelite community of Lisieux, Normandy....

While the 20th century was often a time of selfishness, godlessness, and violence, Mother Teresa of Calcutta was a witness to love. She was a clear reminder of the goodness within human nature....

As much as any of the saints, Saint Francis of Assisi - born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone - is known for his profound piety. He is especially remembered for how he renounced worldly possessions in order to focus on spiritual things....

To Jesus' first-century Jewish contemporaries, whatever the Nazarene might be, he was not simply "another good rabbi". Jesus was a polarizing figure....

St. Catherine of Siena was born during an outbreak of the Plague in Siena in 1347. She was brought up in the faith, and especially after her own sister died at the age of 16, found herself committed to pursuits of piety....

Next to Christ, of all those who grace the pages of the New Testament, Mary is perhaps the one who touches us the most....

Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) was a Burgundian abbot who was credited with the revitalization of the Benedictine order through the nascent Order of the Cistercians. Benedict played a significant role in unifying the church....

One part biography, one part prayer book, The Life and Prayers of Saint Joseph is an essential book for any Christian....

One part biography, one part prayer book, The Life and Prayers of Saint Michael the Archangel is an essential book for any Christian....

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a true renaissance man of the modern era whose impact on modern Christianity, and Christian apologetics, is becoming increasingly forgotten....

Pope St. John Paul II was known for many things. In his youth, he had a passion for the theater. He eventually became one of the most charismatic and influential bishops in the Roman Catholic College of Cardinals....

Before she even turned 40, Florence Nightingale was the darling of the British public, the heroine of the Crimea. We owe the respect we now have for nurses to Florence Nightingale....

The Chaplet of the Divine Mercy is rooted in traditional themes of God’s mercy, particularly for those burdened in their consciences by sin. St. Faustina Kowalska, who, after a vision from Christ, created the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy....

In an age that smirks at the mention of miracles, sin, angels, and demons, St. Pio of Pietrelchina has emerged as a figure of immense popularity, attracting fascination, veneration, and emulation....

While all of us are capable of holiness, canonization is the Church’s official recognition that a person displayed an extraordinary degree of holiness, or devotion to God, during their time on Earth. There is much to be learned from the lives of the saints of the Roman Catholic Church....

Martin Luther is arguably one of the most influential people in the past millennium....

Throughout her life, Mother Teresa worked to transform our ideas of home, love, and family. Her life teaches us that it is never too late to make a difference in the world....

The popes led the early church through persecution, acquired temporal power through the actions of Constantine, and oversaw the universal church in the early middle ages....

Joan of Arc was declared a saint in 1920 by Pope Benedict XV, who called her a “most brilliantly shining light of God.” From her story emerges a persona that millions, Catholics and non-Catholics alike, have come to regard as the embodiment of courage and faith....