Ignatius of Loyola: The Cannonball That Made a Saint
On 20 May 1521 a cannonball came through the wall of the citadel at Pamplona, passed between Inigo de Loyola’s…
St Dymphna: Patron Saint of Anxiety, Her Story and Her Art
Saint Dymphna is the patron saint of anxiety, depression and mental health, an Irish princess of the seventh century who…
Saint Dymphna Prayers for Anxiety (+ 9-Day Novena)
When anxiety will not loosen its grip, generations of Catholics have turned to Saint Dymphna, the young Irish martyr venerated…
Saint Cecilia: Why She’s the Patron Saint of Music
Saint Cecilia is the patron saint of music, one of the most honoured martyrs of the early Roman Church, a…
St. Jude Novena: 9 Days of Prayer When All Seems Lost
When a cause seems truly lost, generations of Christians have turned to Saint Jude Thaddeus, the apostle and friend of…
Saint Jude Thaddeus: Patron of Hope & Impossible Causes
Saint Jude Thaddeus is the patron saint of hope and of hopeless causes, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus…
Female Saints in Art: 10 Masterpieces
Female saints have inspired some of the greatest paintings in Western art. Many of them were young women, often only…
Saint John the Baptist Paintings: 10 Masterpieces Across Five Centuries
The Prophet Before the Messiah: Why Artists Never Stopped Painting Saint John the Baptist No saint in Western art history…
Saint Sebastian Paintings: 10 Masterpieces of Martyrdom and Sacred Beauty
There are few subjects in the entire history of Western art that have drawn painters back, century after century, the…
From Saul to St. Paul: The Radical Transformation That Shaped Christianity
Few figures in history have undergone as profound a transformation as St. Paul, the man who began life as Saul of…