Great Catholic Saints. What can they teach us?

  GREAT SAINTS of HISTORY -          What their lives can teach us in these troubled times. -          Article written for Catholic Voice by Paddy Early(paddyearly@gmail.com). The history of our Catholic Church points to innumerable great Saints and Martyrs. In addition of course we also have innumerable very powerful holy people that have not been canonised by the Church but who very likely occupy very high places in the heavenly realm. Since Jesus came to earth through the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady the gold standard was set by the Holy Family. The simple truth is that every human being is called to be a Saint by seeking to live a life of great virtue in emulating the life of Jesus. Our Blessed Lady of course gave us the great example of doing the will of God in accepting the call by God to be the mother of Jesus the Saviour of the world. And of course Saint Joseph has always been a fan...