The Lives of the Saints often seem very romantic and idyllic. However, many of our brothers and sisters who have reached the Communion of Saints have paid dearly for the glory the Lord has bestowed on them.  Join us as we share in the lives of just some of our Heavenly Family who have suffered greatly, sometimes at the hands of their own families or communities.
St. Joan of Arc  
Heroine & Co-Patroness of France
St. Benedict  -  Click here to see VHS/DVD
Father of Western Monasticism &Founder of Benedictines
St. Alphonsus Ligouri  -  Click here to see VHS/DVD
Lawyer, Founder, Religious Superior & Doctor of the Church
St. Gerard Majella  -  Click here to see VHS/DVD
Patron of Expectant Mothers
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Patroness of Widows, Young girls & the Poor
St. Basil the Great
Doctor of the Church & Defender of the Faith
St. Bernardine of Siena  -  Click here to see VHS/DVD
Apostle of Italy & Friar Minor Missionary
St. Bonaventure
Doctor of the Church & Second Founder of Franciscan Order
Blessed Angela Foligno
Thirteenth Century Mystic & Passionate Lover of Jesus
St. Peter Claver
Patron Saint of African Slaves
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Doctor of the Church & Last Father of the Early Church
Pope Pius XII
Man of Peace, Prophet, & Protector of Victims of War