Ask a Franciscan: What Will the October 2023 Synod Discuss?
Pope Francis has called for a synod to be held in Rome, starting in October 2023 with another session in October 2024.
When Praying Feels Impossible
Reflect Thomas Merton understood so much about the challenges of the engaged spiritual life. He wrote, “Prayer and love are really learned in the hour when prayer becomes impossible and your heart turns to stone”. Have you felt this, or …
The Energy of Love
If we truly believe that matter is holy, then we must act to make Christ alive as oneness-in-love.
Sharing the Word for May 23, 2023
Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter May 23, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Acts 20:17-27 From Ephesus Paul sets out on a re-visitation of many of the places he had been before. He then returned toward Jerusalem because he …
The Franciscan School of Theology: Journey of Change and Growth
For motivated adult learners, the master’s in Franciscan Theology provides a special Franciscan flavor to a challenging and rewarding graduate theology program.
Pope Francis adds Fátima visit to World Youth Day trip
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima during his trip to Portugal for World Youth Day 2023, the Vatican said. In a statement May 22, Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See …