On a journey through France with his bishop, he came face to face with the then virulent Albigensian heresy at Languedoc.

Alphonsus, declared patron of moral theologians by Pius XII in 1950, would rejoice in that statement.

His 23 years as bishop were marked by visits to local parishes and a renewal of gospel living among the people of his diocese.

In the Scriptures, Matthew and Luke furnish a legal family history of Jesus, tracing ancestry to show that Jesus is the culmination of great promises.

On another occasion, James and John gave evidence that the nickname Jesus gave them—“sons of thunder”—was an apt one.

Most Scripture scholars today point out that there is no scriptural basis for confusing the two women.

At first glance perhaps the most remarkable quality of Lawrence of Brindisi is his outstanding gift of languages.

Her priest-friend proved unreliable in many ways and his responsibilities for direction of the Sisters were removed.

His mother died when he was a child, his father neglected him, and he grew up with an excesive love for gambling.

By the 13th century they became known as “Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.”