You might say that I’m a groupie. Beginning when I was sixteen, I attended four World Youth Days: Denver (1993), Manila (1995), Paris (1997), and Toronto (2002). My experience, along with millions of other young people, was transformative. The impact is still felt in...
Doctors of the Church
Is Pope Benedict XVI A Future Doctor Of The Church?
Today we mourn the loss of Pope Benedict XVI, a holy man of God who lived the faith well. May he rest in the arms of God for eternity! Read more about his life and be inspired by his legacy. Pope Benedict XVI Dies At The Age Of 95...
Women Doctors Of The Church: St. Catherine Of Siena
St. Catherine of Siena Catherine was born March 25, 1347 and died on April 29, 1380. Catherine was the 23rd child of Jacopo and Lapa Benincasa and was from Siena, Italy. From an early age, she made a lot of time for prayer and meditation and at the age of 18, she...
Women Doctors Of The Church: St. Teresa Of Avila
Teresa was born on March 28, 1515 and died on October 4, 1582. St. Teresa of Avila was born into the age of exploration in Spain, just two decades after Christopher Columbus opened exploration for Europe in the Americas. At the...
Women Doctors Of The Church: St. Hildegard Of Bingen
What is a Doctor of the Church? Before we dive into this series on four amazing female saints, it is worth examining the question: what is a Doctor of the Church? Doctor comes from the Latin word “docere” meaning “to teach." A Doctor of the Church is someone...
The 36 Doctors of the Church | Part 3: The 11 Medieval Doctors
Today we present Part 3 of our series on the Doctors of the Church, having begun our list with Part 1, the Eight Ecumenical Doctors – four from the West and four from the East. In Part 2, we brought you the remaining eight Patristic Era Doctors. The eleven that follow...
Who Are The 36 Doctors Of The Church? (The 8 Patristic Era Doctors
Recently, we brought you Part 1 of our series on the Doctors of the Church, having begun our list with the so-called Eight Ecumenical Doctors - from the West - St. Ambrose (340-397), St. Jerome (345-420), St. Augustine (354-430), and Pope St. Gregory the Great...
Who Are the 36 Doctors of the Church…And Why You Should Care?
Part 1: The 8 Ecumenical Fathers Ever since I became Catholic, I've heard the title "Doctor of the Church" tossed about... but rarely have I gotten any further in my imagination than "that means he (or she) was really important." But what does it mean to have been...