Franciscan Media

April 11, 2025

How the Canticle Invites a Spirituality of Letting Go

April 11, 2025

Darleen Pryds, PhD, is the academic director of the Master of Theological Studies-Franciscan Theology online degree at the Franciscan School of Theology (FST) in San …

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Thousands of pilgrims process from All Souls Church in Alhambra, Calif., to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles April 5, 2025.

God fills 6,000 pilgrims ‘with his graces’ as they take to LA streets with prayer, witness

April 11, 2025
When the 6,000 pilgrims arrived at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels after a sun-drenched, seven-mile morning walk April 5, they had to face one last challenge: fitting in their destination.
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church in ruins, broken stone walls

A Sacred Call to Rebuild God’s Church

April 11, 2025
Today, the Church is enmeshed in scandals, a Church in crisis—of authority, credibility, and division.
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The Look of Love

April 11, 2025
In the last part of Dante’s Divine Comedy, as he travels through heaven, Dante comes to realize that it isn’t through any effort on his part. Something else moves him through his journey. And that is love.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Fifth Friday

April 11, 2025
Padre Pio was a man who admired simplicity. He wholly lived the Franciscan spirit of poverty with detachment from self, possessions, and comforts.
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