January 29, 2020
St. Maximilian Kolbe: Franciscan Martyr
On July 30, 1941, a prisoner escaped from Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi camp in Poland…
St. Peter’s Chair: Why a Celebration?
Did you ever celebrate a chair? Probably not, but we are not totally unfamiliar with the idea of a chair as a stand-in for its occupants, as well as for their role.
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Franciscan or Roman Catholic?
I like what I read in St. Anthony Messenger and enjoy other products from Franciscan Media. One question keeps coming back to me: Are you Franciscan or Roman Catholic? I ask this because these days I feel much closer to ...
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Film Reviews with Sister Rose
This engaging drama, from director Fernando Meirelles and screenwriter Anthony McCarten, imagines the papacy of the Roman Catholic Church as never before.
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Editorial: Lent with a Shade of Green
We humans tend to compartmentalize just about every aspect of our lives, from what we do in mundane daily rituals to how we engage with entire holy seasons. There's comfort in routine, to be certain. The cycle of holidays, holy ...
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‘I Was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me’: Father Ruskin Piedra
Filled with passion and energy, 85-year-old Father Ruskin Piedra works tirelessly to support and defend the immigrant community in his Brooklyn parish.
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Quick Questions and Answers
Why did God permit Jacob to trick Isaac into giving him Esau's birthright?
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