From Struggles With Temper to Path of Charity, St. Francis de Sales is a Model for Us All
St. Francis de Sales is also the patron saint of the Catholic press, journalists, and writers.
St. Francis de Sales is also the patron saint of the Catholic press, journalists, and writers.
The teachings of St. Francis de Sales, whose feast we celebrate Jan. 24, are as relevant today as they were 400 years ago.
SAINTS & ART: St. Francis de Sales anticipated the Second Vatican Council’s focus on the universal call to holiness, in all states of life.
COMMENTARY: Remembering the doctor of the Church on the 400th anniversary of his death
COMMENTARY: As in almost any subject of the spiritual life, the ‘Gentleman Saint’ does not disappoint.
Dec. 28 will mark the 400th anniversary of St. Francis de Sales’ death in 1622.
St. Francis de Sales, Doctor of the Church, offers his insights about St. Joseph
‘Yield yourself fully to God, and you will find out what form your martyrdom will take!’
“It is a heresy in sacred love to make choice among God’s commandments, which to observe, and which to violate.”
Suggestions for prayer, fasting and almsgiving during Passiontide — the last two weeks of the Lenten season
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