The Challenge of the San Damiano Cross
At San Damiano, the Crucified Christ challenged Saint Francis to “go rebuild My house.” That task meant Francis had to transform himself first.
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Sunday Soundbite for September 25, 2022
The figure of Abraham here in Luke’s Gospel helps us understand how it’s not riches in themselves that are bad; it’s how they’re used.
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Saints Louis Martin and Zélie Guérin
Frustrated in their attempts to enter religious life, Louis Martin and Zélie Guérin married and had nine children. Their youngest child, who entered a Carmelite convent at 15, became Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, affectionately known as the Little ...
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Return to Life
In the Book of Ezekiel, God commands the prophet to prophesy and command dry bones to come back to life. The same voice that spoke to Ezekiel compels our bones to rise into the light of God.
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Novena to St. Francis | Day One: The Incarnation
Christianity is the only religion which proclaims that God became a human being. This is unique and central to Christian understanding. St. Francis was fascinated by what we have come to call the Incarnation.
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Confidence in God’s Mercy
At times the spirit is willing and the flesh weak, but God wants the spirit more than anything else.
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