St. Catherine of Siena was one of the greatest Saints of the tumultuous era. While the black death reached its devastation, mercenary armies roamed the countryside, waging protracted warfare on behalf of their client cities. Avoiding the chaos and dangers of Rome, the papacy had decamped to a palace in Avignon, France, leaving administration of the church in the hands of corrupt and high-handed legates. This was the world into which Catherine was born. Like other great mystics, she enjoyed an intimate relationship with Christ. This was certified by a dazzling array of miraculous signs, which even in her lifetime made her something of a celebrity. What was distinctive about the holiness of Catherine was the way she mediated through her own heart the burning love of Christ and the needs of her time.

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