‘It Will Be Happier’
Christopher Heffron
October 25, 2024
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, a poet I’ve long admired, once wrote that “hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier.’”
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Christopher Heffron is the editorial director at Franciscan Media.
Streaming: Thanksgiving Films
Christopher Heffron
October 25, 2024
Enjoy this lineup of funny, impactful Thanksgiving films!
Cry, the Beloved Country
Christopher Heffron
August 23, 2024
Being this close to the election feels precarious—like we are at some great precipice, and my instinct is to slowly back away.
Our Universal Mother
Christopher Heffron
August 15, 2024
There is no facet of the human experience that Mary, our universal mother, cannot understand. In times of unrest—in the world or in our hearts—Our Lady is ready to help us. We need only turn to her.
From Discord to Discourse
Christopher Heffron
August 11, 2024
Wars, elections, and civil unrest upend our quest for peace. As the next big election nears, it will only get worse. Now is the time to ask ourselves: Am I part of the problem or the solution?
‘Run So As to Win’
Christopher Heffron
July 26, 2024
While collegiate and professional sports are big business in this country, the Olympics feel like a purer celebration of sport somehow.
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Christopher Heffron
June 25, 2024
The Olympics shouldn’t be political. On the contrary: The games are a distraction from it.