My list of saints

To join in with others in St. Blogs I will post my own list of possible future saints and favorite saints. These are in no particular order since I don't really like subjectively determining a number one and so forth. As you will see my biases are towards Carmelites and Americans.

Future Saints

• Jeff Miller - now you might be thinking what arrogance, what overwhelming pride. I never expect to be canonized (this blog would really make sure of that) and raised to the altar but every person who makes it to heaven is a saint. I think that everyone should put themselves on a list of future saints since that should be everyone's preeminent goal. Leon Bloy said "there’s only one tragedy, not to be a saint." If I persevere I wouldn't be surprised to spend so long in purgatory that they name a room in honor of me. They could tell newer residence to have hope and use me as an example.
• Blessed Titus Brandsma
• Venerable Louis and Zelie Martin
• Venerable Solanis Casey
• Archbishop Sheen
• Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
• Blessed Margaret of Castello
• Venerable John Henry Newman
• Venerable Matt Talbot
• Mother Teresa of Calcuta
• Blessed Jacinta and Francisco Marto
• Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity
• John Cardinal O'Connor - I know there is no official cause yet but one day I hope they put forth this awesome example of a Bishop.
• Bishop James Augustine Healy - A cause has been started. Someone that could be so ill treated from racism and to go forth to become a great Bishop gets my vote. He died on the streets of Boston and was reputed to have said something like "Bury me here in the sidewalk so that people may continue to walk on me as they have in life."

Favorite Saints

• St. Mary
• St. Elijah
• St. Paul
• St. Teresa of Avila & St. John of the Cross
• St. Therese
• St. Francis
• St. Thomas Aquinas
• St. Bernadette
• St. Dominic
• St. Gregory the Great
• St. Athanasius
• St. Justin Martyr
• St. Catherine of Siena
• St. Edith Stein
• St. Benedict
• St. Martin De Pores
• St. Pio
• St. Athanasius - this is my favorite story about him when he was being tried for sorcery and for murder and cutting off their right hand to use in magical rites. Early in the proceeding, with a truly breath-taking disregard for recently established and documented truth, the "hand of Arsernius" was brought out for the horrified perusal of the council, along with the original tale of murder and sorcery involving him and Athanasius. But Athanasius was as resourceful as his opponents. Arsenius, never quite good enough at hiding himself, was ferreted out again at Tyre. Athanasius brought him to the council, wrapped in a cloak. He asked if those present knew Arsenius. When several answered that they did. Athanasius uncovered Arsenius's face. "Is this the right Arsenius? Is this the man I murdered? Is this the man those people mutilated after his murder by cutting off his right hand? Then he pulled off the cloak, revealing both of Arsenius's hands perfectly normal. "Let no one seek for a third hand," Athanasius concluded, with crushing irony "for man has received two hands from the Creator and no more." From the Building of Christendom Vol II by Warren H. Carroll