COMMENTARY: The canonization centennial of two influential French priests illustrates new light from the marvelous feast of ...

Not even his thoughts, his will, his feelings belong to him, for they are rather those of Jesus Christ who is his life,” he wrote, quoting a sermon from Pope Pius XII. “St. John Mary Vianney ...

On Aug. 4, 1859, at 2 o’clock in the morning, St. John Baptist Mary Vianney, having come to the end of his life here on earth, went forth to his heavenly Father in order to receive the legacy ...

he highlighted the saintly life and moving words, all gems and blockbusters of spiritual considerations, of St. John Mary Vianney, the patron for priests. [DatePublished] => 2010-07-19 00:00:00 ...

So taken was my friend with the saint’s life ... to St. John the Baptist, it displayed a sign saying: ‘His head was the prize for a dance.’ In his early years in Ars, Vianney’s small ...

The body of Saint John Mary Vianney, entombed above the main altar in the Basilica at Ars, France. The face is covered with a wax mask. (Credit: Wikimedia.) Listen The spiritual life is enriched ...