Saints & Popes

Personally, I have to say St. Alphonsus Liguori. As I was coming into the Catholic Church, I read his book, Preparation for Death, which left a lasting impact on me. Particularly, it sparked a fear of mortal sin. A few months later, I read some of his works about the virtues, some about Heaven and

Too late have I loved you, O Beauty so ancient, O Beauty so new. Too late have I loved you! You were within me but I was outside myself, and there I sought you! In my weakness, I ran after the beauty of the things you have made. You were with me, and I was not with you. The things you have made

Any favorites?

I choose Spain.

Saint Vincent of Lérins in his Commonitory says of the Carthage Synod [A.D. 254], “What was the end? What force was there in the African council? By God’s gift, none at all. All, as a dream or a tale, was abolished, forgotten.” “Blessed Cyprian attempted to avoid heresy, and therefore rejected the

Who is everyone's favorite saint?