St. Catherine of Siena: The Feisty Dominican
Barbara Beckwith
April 29, 2022
Catherine of Siena preached a message of peace and forgiveness. Her message is one of hope, especially for our Church.
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Barbara Beckwith
Barbara Beckwith was the managing editor of St. Anthony Messenger for over 35 years.
Roamin’ Catholic: The Journey Inward
Barbara Beckwith
August 4, 2021
Journeying to holy places, like the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, is as much an inward journey as outward.
Thank God for Water
Barbara Beckwith
July 20, 2021
St. Francis understood that, by accepting our responsibility to care for water, we will say, “Thank you,” to God, the giver of water and life.
Returning to the Catholic Church
Barbara Beckwith
June 11, 2020
Whenever a lost sheep returns to the fold, there is much rejoicing in heaven. But when the president of the Evangelical Theological Society returns to the Catholic Church, shouts can be heard throughout the universe.
Pray on the Way: A Pilgrimage Story
Barbara Beckwith
May 17, 2020
I went through Italy last summer. Franciscan Pilgrimage Programs took our group to places associated with Saint Michael the Archangel, Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi, Saint Anthony of Padua and Saint Pope John XXIII.
Letting the Eucharist Work in Us
Barbara Beckwith
May 15, 2020
Sister Holda, my Franciscan sixth-grade teacher at St. Peter’s in Skokie, Illinois, made all of us memorize Anima Christi.
Saint Francis for Seekers
Barbara Beckwith
May 9, 2020
Over 40 years ago, a gentle Franciscan high school teacher penned a seminal book about Saint Francis. It wasn’t a biography or a treatise on the little Poor Man of Assisi but a romantic, imaginative work that presents the saint from the inside out.