Saints

For Catholic singles, following the lives of the saints is critical to using our time as singles to grow in our faith and to be ready for whatever God has in store for us.

Catholic saints are like the Hall of Fame for our faith. For Catholics, having the saints as role models and a source of inspiration allows us to look at others who may have found themselves in similar situations that we are currently in. By looking to the saints, we have a model to follow. For Catholic singles, following the lives of the saints is critical to using our time as singles to grow in our faith and to be ready for whatever God has in store for us.

What This Silent Saint Can Teach Us About Catholic Dating
Mar 19 2020By Patty Breen
I have often found it difficult to relate to saints or holy men and women that have a radically different temperament or personality style from my own. Padre Pio would have been intimidating to me with all of his spiritual gifts and bi-location. I th...
Sick of Valentine’s Day? Celebrate Cyril and Methodius Instead
Feb 14 2020By Adrienne Thorne
The pink and red hearts have been exploding out of the holiday sections of stores since the day after Christmas. The greeting card, flower, and candy companies have all been coming after us hard for weeks now. They keep reminding us that the holiday ...
23 Quotes from the Saints to Help You Trust in God
Jul 29 2019By Adrienne Thorne
It’s no easy to thing to have perfect trust in God. Even when we know intellectually that he loves us and will provide for our needs, it can be hard to live like we truly believe he will take care of us. When we look to the saints, most of them pro...
5 Truths About Hope from the Saints
Jul 27 2019By Erin Miller
Hope is a virtue that is so powerful and pure. But like love, hope has become warped into something much smaller. This fruit of the Spirit that has been gifted to us for life-changing prayer and encounters has become a synonym for “want”�...
Looking for a Holy Spouse? You Need to Meet Saints Joachim and Anne
Jul 26 2019By Adrienne Thorne
We know very little about Saints Joachim and Anne, except that legend names them as the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Catholic Church celebrates the feast of this holy married couple on July 26. The little we do know about them comes largel...
Saint Bridget of Sweden: Intercessor for Second Chances and Failure
Jul 23 2019By Adrienne Thorne
For some time, the only way I knew Saint Bridget of Sweden was through her set of prayers found in the little blue Pieta Prayer Book. Bridget’s fifteen prayers in the beginning of this little booklet are prayers revealed by Christ to Bridget. He t...
Saint Paul’s Simple Questions That Inspired My Love Life
Jul 06 2019By Erin Miller
When I was a kid, the first Bible verses I memorized were from 1 Corinthians 13. It wasn’t because I was a particularly holy kid, but because it was my favorite VBS song. To this day, my family still knows every word—to the song and the verse. (L...
Saint Thomas the Apostle’s Lesson for Singles
Jul 02 2019By Adrienne Thorne
Most of us have probably heard of Saint Thomas referred to as “doubting Thomas.” He declared that he wouldn’t believe Christ was risen from the dead unless he saw with his own eyes. There are a lot of spiritual lessons that can be gaine...
St. John Fisher: A Martyr for Marriage
Jun 21 2019By Adrienne Thorne
For single Catholics hoping to find their future spouses, it might seem like all those priest and religious saints in the Catholic arsenal of Heavenly helpers are a little distant. But really, a lot of these saints’ lives can hold quite a bit of re...
St. Rita of Cascia: An Excellent Intercessor for Troubled Love Lives
Jun 01 2019By Adrienne Thorne
A lot of times when we think of the saints, we might picture lives that are very different from the lives we live today. We might picture serene lives spent in a monastery, or heroic martyrdoms at the hands of evil rulers. We probably don’t think o...