60 Catholics Who Changed the World

The Catholic Church has a longstanding and outstanding tradition that makes for a powerful source of innovations for the world. The sixty Catholics mentioned in this book testify to it. Each one of them made a significant contribution that we can, and do, benefit from every day.1. ALBERT THE GREAT: SCIENCE & RELIGION2. ALCUIN OF YORK: SCHOOLS3. ANGELICA, MARY: MASS COMMUNICATION4. ANSELM OF CANTERBURY: SLAVERY5. ATHANASIUS OF ALEXANDRIA: ONE GOD6. BARAT, MADELEINE-SOPHIE: EDUCATION OF WOMEN7. BEDE THE VENERABLE: HISTORY8. BELLARMINE, ROBERT: HUMAN RIGHTS9. BENEDICT OF NURSIA: HOSPITALS10. BOSCO, GIOVANNI: URBANIZATION11. BRANDSMA, TITUS: FREEDOM OF PRESS12. CAFASSO, JOSEPH: PRISONS13. CAMILLUS DE LELLIS: RED CROSS14. CANISIUS, PETER: THE CATECHISM15. CARREL, ALEXIS: MIRACLES16. CATHERINE OF SIENA: FEMINISM17. CHESTERTON, G. K.: COMMON SENSE18. CLAVER, PETER: SLAVE TRADE19. CONSTANTINE THE GREAT: A BREAKTHROUGH20. COPERNICUS, NICOLAUS: HELIOCENTRISM21. CYRIL AND METHODIUS: THE VERNACULAR22. DAMIEN DE VEUSTER: LEPROSY23. DAY, DOROTHY: SOCIAL JUSTICE24. DOWLING, EDWARD: ADDICTIONS25. DREXEL, KATHARINE: HUMAN DIVERSITY26. DUHEM, PIERRE: SCIENCE ROOTS27. FRANCIS OF ASSISI: MOTHER EARTH28. FRANCIS XAVIER: MISSIONARIES29. GONZALEZ, ROQUE: JESUIT REDUCTIONS30. GREENE, GRAHAM: NOVELS31. GREGORY THE GREAT: PAPAL AUTHORITY32. GREGORY VII: CHURCH AND STATE33. GREGORY XIII: GREGORIAN CALENDAR34. GUTENBERG, JOHANNES: PRINTING PRESS35. HIERONYMUS, EUSEBIUS: THE BIBLE36. HILDEGARD OF BINGEN: USING TALENTS37. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH: CATHOLIC OR CHRISTIAN?38. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA: GOD'S SOLDIERS39. ISIDORE OF SEVILLE: SCHOOLING40. JOHN PAUL II: COMMUNISM 16441. JUSTIN THE MARTYR: FAITH AND REASON42. LANDSTEINER, KARL: BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS43. LEMAÎTRE, GEORGES: BIG BANG44. LEO XIII: SOCIAL TEACHING45. LEWIS, C. S.: APOLOGETICS46. MARITAIN, JACQUES: HUMAN RIGHTS47. MCCORVEY, NORMA: ABORTION48. MCLUHAN, MARSHALL: SOCIAL MEDIA49. MENDEL, GREGOR: GENETICS50. MORE, THOMAS: RELIGIOUS LIBERTY51. PASTEUR, LOUIS: MICRO-ORGANISMS52. PAUL OF TARSUS: APOSTLE WITHOUT BORDERS53. PAUL VI: SEXUAL REVOLUTION54. PIUS XII: NOT HITLER'S POPE55. RYAN, JOHN AUGUSTAN: MINIMUM WAGE56. SCHUMACHER, E. F.: SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL57. SEMMELWEIS, IGNAZ: WASHING HANDS58. SERRA, JUNÍPERO: ONE HUMAN RACE59. TERESA OF CALCUTTA: WHO ARE THE POOREST?60. THOMAS AQUINAS: NO DOUBLE TRUTH