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Three years ago, Franciscan Media offered a seven-day blog and video series on the Virgin Mary. I was tasked with finding a writer. I needed a voice that was authoritative but warm—and quickly. No easy mission! In the 11th hour, a colleague suggested that a good friend of his, Maureen O’Brien, might fit the bill. We engaged her, and she agreed.
COVID-19 has splintered our human family. But Pope Francis has words of wisdom for us to savor.
Francis of Assisi was born into privilege and gave it up to embrace simplicity and poverty. Could you do the same?
St. Josephine Bakhita forgave her enslavers because she understood something they could not: Love will always conquer hatred.
We are told as children not to be afraid of the dark. As we grow in age and wisdom, however, we understand that terrible things lurk in dark corners.
When asked once how important prayer is in our daily lives, Pope Francis’ message was short but emphatic: “How powerful it is! May we never lose the courage to say, ‘Lord, give us your peace.’ “
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