By. Sadie Crawford, Raeanne Telesco, and Adam Zawadzki

 It was time for the Church to come to a deeper understanding of herself  Beginning in 1545 about forty bishops met over eighteen years to examine Catholic beliefs and traditions  Saints helped the reform take place

 St. Charles Borromeo played a major role in the council, and after the council was over, he made sure that its work would not be lost  He worked tirelessly to see that the liturgy was restored and that the poor and the sick were cared for  He established seminaries in his diocese so that priests would be educated for their ministry

 A mystic is someone who was granted an experience of direct union with God  Teresa of Jesus became a Carmelite sister at age twenty  Teresa devoted her entire life to prayer and penance for Christ  In 1970 she received the title Doctor of the Church

 St. Thomas Moore and St. John Fisher defended the truths of the faith in England  St. Thomas was chancellor of England under King Henry VIII  Bishop Fisher had written eight books against heresy

 St. Ignatius of Loyola was a proud adventurous soldier in Spain  He was a Jesuit that taught, wrote and advised kings and popes  St. Francis Wavier was a Jesuit that carried the Gospel to India and Japan  St. Peter Claver brought relief to African slaves

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