Like her Christ, Kateri took the apparently senseless suffering and death that is the lot of any human being and gave it meaning.

Not all of the individuals below have been canonized, but someday we hope they will be.

Every Jesuit saint was a member of the Society of Jesus, lived vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in community; and were formed by the Spiritual Exercises. But even with those important commonalities, no one was alike.

Today is the feast day of St. Mary Magdalene, one of the most misunderstood of all saints. 

Ever since the Second Vatican Council spoke of the universal call to holiness, there has been a move to recognize more lay men and women as saints as models of sanctity for lay Catholics.

Aloysius Gonzaga needs rescuing from the hands of overly pious artists.