woman walking in a city carrying a backpack

Saint Christopher: Bearing Christ

Christopher Heffron August 18, 2026

This saint reminds us that, in our own way, we carry Christ on our shoulders and in our hearts across mighty rivers.

Struggling to Be Quiet

Christopher Heffron August 17, 2026

Life is noisy. It’s also cluttered, stressful, and distracting. God lives in those moments, but we’re often too busy to listen. How often do you slow down long enough to hear God talking to you?

Pilgrims in Rome | Photo by Chris Czermak on Unsplash

Restless Hearts Fixed on God

Christopher Heffron August 14, 2026

I spend my last night of my pilgrimage to Italy on the balcony of my hotel room drinking wine and looking up at a heavy sky.

St. Francis changed the world with his Gospel-infused spirituality, but he was also free to be an itinerant. His sister in faith, Clare, was just as effective in evangelizing without ever leaving San Damiano.

We Are Living Canticles

Christopher Heffron August 3, 2026

We are living Canticles of God. St. Francis understood that better than anyone.

God’s Messengers

Christopher Heffron July 30, 2026

St. Francis of Assisi praised God for all life: the birds in the sky and the lilies of the field. Even the dog at your feet is a messenger of the Almighty—there to remind you that you are loved and beloved.

priest holding the sacramental bread to the sky.

The Eucharist Healed St. Francis

Christopher Heffron July 28, 2026

Thomas of Celano, an early friar and author of three hagiographies of Francis, wrote that the saint “burned with a love that came from his whole being for the sacrament of the Lord’s body.”