October 2022
Novena to St. Francis | Day Nine: Death
In Francis’ final gift of poverty, he returned his mortal body to dust what was dust and to God what was God’s.
Overcome Uncivil Discourse
We live in divided times. In this time of discordant rhetoric, it's crucial that we stand as a model for virtue and civility.
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Saint Theodora Guérin
Saint Theodora Guérin was born in France but came to Vincennes, Indiana, at the invitation of the bishop. Eventually she established a new foundation of her community in the United States, but only after suffering many hardships.
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Sharing the Word for October 3, 2022 – Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time – Year 2
Being neighbor is not a matter of pre-existing relationships to which we respond. “Being neighbor” is a matter of extending ourselves to those in need--regardless of whether or not there are human connections.
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The Touch of Jesus
Francis lay upon the cold ground of his hut at St. Mary of the Angels and felt nothing but the touch of Jesus in his feet and hands and side.
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Novena to St. Francis | Day Eight: Joy
Some of the same challenges that Francis knew in his lifetime are facing all of us today: division, disease, and war.
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German bishops outraged by Cardinal Koch’s Nazi comparison