Patience and Grace
Christopher Heffron
November 29, 2020
Advent is a time to wait in hope for the birth of Jesus. It requires patience on our part—and therein lies the struggle for many.
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Christopher Heffron
Christopher Heffron is the editorial director at Franciscan Media.
Theresa Diersen
Christopher Heffron
November 18, 2020
When Theresa Diersen walks into the dining room at St. Francis Seraph Ministries in Cincinnati, Ohio, guests immediately take notice: Faces light up; hugs are in abundance.
Followers of St. Francis: Serving the Overlooked
Christopher Heffron
November 16, 2020
As many as 4,538 residents experience homelessness on any given day. Milwaukee, in particular, is beset by homelessness, prostitution, and human trafficking.
In Gratitude
Christopher Heffron
October 30, 2020
I’ve never been so ready to say goodbye to a year. Where to begin?
True Faith Is Colorblind
Christopher Heffron
October 6, 2020
Now is a good time to reflect on our faith and civic lives. To get where we’re going, we have to remember where we’ve been. We’re glad you’re with us on the journey.
History, Repeated
Christopher Heffron
October 6, 2020
In 2003, I attended a gathering of clergy sex-abuse survivors in Lexington, Kentucky, for St. Anthony Messenger’s June special issue on the crisis.
There but for the Grace of God…
Christopher Heffron
October 6, 2020
Whenever I think about addiction, my cinema-obsessed mind immediately goes to director Darren Aronofsky’s brutal but brilliant 2000 film, Requiem for a Dream.