Franciscan Media

July 18, 2023

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Seeing the Big Picture

July 18, 2023

Inside of silence—especially extended silence—we see that things find their true order and meaning somewhat naturally. When things find their true order, we know what …

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Crime scene tape is seen in a file photo. Father Stephen Ugwu, the pastor of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Melville, La., is stable and recovering following a July 13, 2023, attack with a machete at his church campus. The priest is at a hospital being treated for lacerations to his head and body. (OSV news photo/Baz Ratner, Reuters)

Louisiana priest in stable condition after machete attack

July 18, 2023
A priest in Melville, Louisiana, is stable and recovering following a July 13 attack with a machete at his church campus.
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Franciscan friar walking outside of an Italian church

The Paradox of Franciscan Spirituality

July 18, 2023
St. Francis wanted us to stay close to the cracks in the social fabric, and not to ensconce ourselves at the safe, even churchy, center.
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