Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) is widely considered one of the greatest saints of all time. She is best known for her mystical "Dialogue" with God the Father, for which she was declared a Doctor of the Church, but her letters are also unmatched in their spiritual power and profundity. Many people do not know that St Catherine was also a stigmatist, bearing the wounds and suffering the passion of Christ for the salvation of souls. She prayed to God to make the wounds invisible so as not to draw attention to herself. Only her confessor, Blessed Raymond of Capua, knew of her sharing in the...

Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman (1801-1890) is considered to be one of the greatest Christian thinkers of all time. He first became known as the premier representative of the early 19th Century Oxford Movement in England, and caused a great stir with his conversion to Catholicism after his deep study of the writings of the Church Fathers. Newman is best known for his intellectual autobiography, "Apologia Pro Vita Sua," as well as "On the Development of Christian Doctrine," and "The Idea of a University." He was made a cardinal by Pope Leo XIII and beatified (the stage before being declared...

Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556), Founder of the Society of Jesus, better known as the Jesuits, has had an immense impact on not only Catholic thinking and Catholic education, but on the world at large. For this reason the enemies of Christ and of true religion have viciously maligned this great saint and the greatly influential religious order which he founded. In this book of quotes for every day of the year, one will find much spiritual nourishment and moral instruction from St. Ignatius. The reader will find in it a rich source for daily meditation.