Saint Joan of Arc’s Message for Today
Barbara Beckwith
April 28, 2020
Was Joan of Arc inspired? Was she mentally ill? Does her example of armed resistance have anything to say to Americans mired in unrest?
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Barbara Beckwith
Barbara Beckwith was the managing editor of St. Anthony Messenger for over 35 years.
Psalm 8: Starry Skies and the Incarnation
Barbara Beckwith
November 27, 2019
When I see your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and stars that you set in place—What are humans that you are mindful of them. (Psalm 8:4-5)
Rediscovering Catholic Traditions: Shrines and Pilgrimages
Barbara Beckwith
July 1, 2006
For centuries, Catholics have visited places linked to Jesus, to Mary or to other saints, partly as a way of acknowledging that we are always “on pilgrimage.”