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Confronting Ageism
From the greeting card aisle to the workplace, negative stereotypes about aging abound. This author argues that it’s time to recognize and counter ageism.
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Navigating AI with Faith, Wisdom,
and Franciscan Joy
In the latest episode of our podcast, we dive into one of the most urgent conversations of our time: faith and artificial intelligence.
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Accompanying Those with Mental Illness
What does it mean to accompany one another? The road to Emmaus can be our guide, writes this Franciscan mental health professional.
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Saint Bonaventure:
Beauty, Light, and the Journey Into God
In this episode, Professor Timothy Weldon helps listeners encounter a saint whose heart-centered wisdom still speaks today.
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10 Verbs to Live By
Life is for living. Do it boldly with these 10 verbs.
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Inspiration

Church and Summer

Stopping by Church on a Summer Afternoon

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Saint Christopher: Fact or Fiction?

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Jane de Chantal: A Saint for the Depressed

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How Jesus Avoided Burnout

Franciscan friar at the UN

The Justice Lobby: Franciscans International 

Daily

Saint Titus Brandsma
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Saint Titus Brandsma

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Hatred Is a Virus

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Longing for Connection

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Origins of the Celibacy Rule

Features

Solanus Casey

Seven Days with Solanus Casey

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Praying through Pain

Saint Francis embraces the leper

Saint Francis Meets the Leper

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The Social Justice Prophets

Commentary

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When Words Fall Short

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Why It’s So Hard to Forgive 

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A Franciscan Perspective on the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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Profiles & Vocations

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Andrea Bocelli on Music and Miracles

U.S. Sister Dorothy Stang, a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, is pictured in a 2004 file photo in Belém, Brazil. Feb. 12, 2025, was the 20th anniversary of the killing of Sister Dorothy, a citizen of Brazil and the United States, who spent nearly four decades defending the rights of poor settlers as well as working to save the rainforest from powerful ranchers bent on destroying it. (OSV News photo/Reuters)

Sister Dorothy Stang: Modern-Day Martyr

Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory

Convert to Cardinal: The Journey of Wilton D. Gregory

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Hope through Music: An Interview with Father Rob Galea

Podcast

Episode 37

Timothy Weldon

Saint Bonaventure: Beauty, Light, and the Journey Into God
Episode 37

Edmundo Reyes

Magnifica Humanitas: Navigating AI with Faith, Wisdom, and Franciscan Joy
Episode 32

Eunice Park

A 50-Month Journey into Franciscan Poverty

Voices

Mark Soehner, OFM

Online: Franciscan Spirit
Becoming Church

Eyram Klu, OFS

Online: Franciscan Spirit
A Franciscan Perspective on the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Bruce Epperly

St. Anthony Messenger
St. Bonaventure: Loving God with Heart and Mind 
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7 Things Catholics Need to Know about Suicide

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A Guide to Self-Compassion 

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Helping Teens in Crisis 

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Saint Titus Brandsma

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Origins of the Celibacy Rule