Image: Stained glass window, Mielno, Poland | photo by Tineau Transfiguration of the Lord Saint of the Day for August 6 The Story of the Transfiguration of the Lord Click to hear audio clip ► All three Synoptic Gospels tell the story of the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-9; Luke9:28-36). With remarkable agreement, all three place the event shortly after […]

Image: Kardinal Cajetan und Luther| photo by Francesco de’ Rossi Saint Cajetan Saint of the Day for August 7 (October 1, 1480 – August 7, 1547) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Cajetan’s Story Like most of us, Cajetan seemed headed for an “ordinary” life—first as a lawyer, then as a priest engaged in the work of the […]

Image: Stained glass | St. Dominic sends out the Friars | photo by Lawrence, OP | flickr Saint Dominic Saint of the Day for August 8 ( August 8, 1170 – August 6, 1221)  Saint Dominic’s Story  Click to hear audio clip ► If he hadn’t taken a trip with his bishop, Dominic would probably have remained within the structure of contemplative […]

Image: Portrait of Edith Stein in the student chapel of the Hochschulgemeinde Wien im Edith-Stein-Haus | photo by Braveheart Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Saint of the Day for August 9 (October 12, 1891 – August 9, 1942) Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross’ Story  Click to hear audio clip ► A brilliant philosopher who stopped believing […]

Image: Saint Lawrence | Bernardo Cavallino Saint Lawrence Saint of the Day for August 10 (c. 225 – August 10, 258) Saint Lawrence’s Story  Click to hear audio clip ► The esteem in which the Church holds Lawrence is seen in the fact that today’s celebration ranks as a feast. We know very little about his life. He is […]

Image: Saint Clare | original painting for the Poor Clares in Cincinnati, OH Saint Clare of Assisi Saint of the Day for August 11 (July 16, 1194 – August 11, 1253) Saint Clare of Assisi’s Story Click to hear audio clip ► One of the more sugary movies made about Francis of Assisi pictures Clare as a golden-haired beauty […]

Image: Stained glass window in Église Saint-Honoré-d’Eylau, Paris | photo by Mbzt’s Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Saint of the Day for August 12 (January 28, 1572 – December 13, 1641) Saint Jane Frances de Chantal’s Story Click to hear audio clip ► Jane Frances was wife, mother, nun, and founder of a religious community. Her mother died […]

Image: Diptych of Saints Pontian and Hippolytus | liturgies.net Saints Pontian and Hippolytus Saint of the Day for August 13 (d. 235) Saints Pontian and Hippolytus’ Story Click to hear audio clip ► Two men died for the faith after harsh treatment and exhaustion in the mines of Sardinia. One had been pope for five years, the other […]

Image: Stained glass in Our Lady of Czestochowa Grotto (Sorrowful Mother Shrine) | photo by Nheyob Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe Saint of the Day for August 14 (January 8, 1894 – August 14, 1941) Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe’s Story Click to hear audio clip ► “I don’t know what’s going to become of you!” How many parents have said that? […]

Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary Saint of the Day for August 15 The Story of the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary Click to hear audio clip ► On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII defined the Assumption of Mary to be a dogma of faith: “We pronounce, declare and define it to be […]