March 12, 2025

GOOD FRIDAY | Photo by Rui Silva sj on Unsplash

Embracing Good Friday

Every year on Good Friday I sit in the balcony of the campus chapel, behind a whopping oaken pillar, and I weep copiously at the sheer human pain and grace of the whole thing.

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Statue of Jesus with opened arms

Jesus: Our Source of Healing, Wholeness, and Love

Jesus extends God’s compassion to each of us.
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Secular Franciscans

My Parents, the Secular Franciscans

Here is a story close to my heart about two Secular Franciscans. When I was about 10 years old, my mother and father, devout Catholics who sought a deeper and more intimate spiritual experience than just their parish life, began ...
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Lent with Padre Pio: First Wednesday

Throughout his life, Padre Pio offered himself as a sacrifice. He was willing to take on physical sufferings in order to save the souls of others.
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