Saints Invite Us to the Table
Vanesa Zuleta Goldberg
May 11, 2026
The saints draw us into the conversation of faith, life, and the ways in which we can love each other and, in doing so, love God.
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Pray to Saints for Peace
Jack Wintz, OFM
May 7, 2026
With God’s help through the intercession of the saints, may our world be set free from war, violence, and terrorism.
Why So Few Lay Saints?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
April 28, 2026
Few lay men or women have been formally canonized. Most saints belonged to religious communities.
This Communion of Saints
Franciscan Media
March 19, 2026
Life is change. But it is not antithetical to what came before, it is not a negation of that, or an elimination of it. In some ways, it might be a building upon it.
Wrong Dates for Catholic Saints?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
March 17, 2026
Why does your online Saint of the Day feature have a different saint for that day compared to other books or websites?
Advent with the Saints: Francis of Assisi
Greg Friedman, OFM
December 24, 2025
St. Francis left his prosperous life in Assisi and descended to the marshes to serve the lepers.
Advent with the Saints: Maria Faustina Kowalska
Greg Friedman, OFM
December 23, 2025
The Bible is full of great love stories and love songs.
Advent with the Saints: Elizabeth
Greg Friedman, OFM
December 22, 2025
Elizabeth must have had a pretty good press agent. Her story gets three days’ worth of exposure in the run-up to Christmas!
Advent with the Saints: Ruth
Greg Friedman, OFM
December 21, 2025
A Scripture scholar once commented that the genealogy in Matthew’s Gospel is one of the least-appreciated parts of the Bible.
Advent with the Saints: Joseph
Greg Friedman, OFM
December 20, 2025
Joseph is the silent figure in the Christmas stories. We never hear him speak; his annunciation—in Matthew’s Gospel—narrates Joseph’s story without giving us any of his words.