Saint Christopher: In Service to God
Christopher Heffron
March 27, 2026
This saint reminds us that, in our own way, we carry Christ on our shoulders and in our hearts across mighty rivers.
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Christopher Heffron is the editorial director at Franciscan Media.
Saint Anthony, Teacher
Christopher Heffron
March 20, 2026
It is our job to keep the work of the Catholic saints going as heirs to the tradition.
St. Francis and the Body of Christ
Christopher Heffron
March 12, 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.”
Restless Hearts Fixed on God
Christopher Heffron
March 5, 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.
Pray for Asylum Seekers
Christopher Heffron
February 27, 2026
It takes grit to cross a border for a better life, irrespective of laws. Asylum seekers are God’s beloved, too.
As God Desires
Christopher Heffron
February 20, 2026
That total abandonment to God would be Josephine’s legacy—and it is one we can work toward as 21st-century Catholics.
God’s Peace
Christopher Heffron
February 16, 2026
St. Francis of Assisi was a medieval man to his core, yet his problems were not dissimilar to what we face today.