I Will Begin Again
Christopher Heffron
August 11, 2025
Starting over is part of life but that doesn’t make it easy! It takes grit to rebuild what has crumbled.
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Christopher Heffron is the editorial director at Franciscan Media.
St. Christopher, Christ-Bearer
Christopher Heffron
August 6, 2025
This saint reminds us that, in our own way, we carry Christ on our shoulders and in our hearts across mighty rivers.
Drink of One Spirit
Christopher Heffron
July 30, 2025
As the 2024 election draws closer and tempers flare, let us pray that the message above from St. Paul
God’s Messengers
Christopher Heffron
July 30, 2025
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.
Your Place in Line
Christopher Heffron
July 13, 2025
In our opulent era, many of us have become accustomed to acquiring more money, more prestige, more power, more material comforts. Poverty, in its figurative and literal sense, is societally scorned.
You Are Never Alone
Christopher Heffron
July 2, 2025
Being alone can have its blessings—but some of us endure loneliness each and every day. May this prayer be a comfort to those who struggle with solitude.
St. Francis and the Body of Christ
Christopher Heffron
July 2, 2025
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.”