Holy Waters
Christopher Heffron
February 22, 2025
The busyness and distractions of everyday life can damage our souls. But God’s grace is like a rain that nourishes a thirsty earth.
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Christopher Heffron
Christopher Heffron is the editorial director at Franciscan Media. This writer/editor loves urban hiking, pop culture, and useless information.
We Tireless Spirits
Christopher Heffron
February 21, 2025
Age and cultures define death differently. The French writer Simone de Beauvoir called death “an unjustifiable violation.”
Easter People
Christopher Heffron
February 18, 2025
What I love about Pope Francis and this jubilee year that we are in is that it shows, yet again, how vigilant he is about the world’s woes.
To Sin Is Human. To Forgive Divine.
Christopher Heffron
February 10, 2025
Sinners like me should take comfort in knowing that we have a forgiving creator.
Flawed and Forgiven
Christopher Heffron
February 10, 2025
St. John Bosco once said, “Enjoy yourself as much as you like if only you keep from sin.” In this modern age of moral pitfalls, that can be a tall ask! But God loves us in spite of our sins.
As God Desires
Christopher Heffron
February 8, 2025
That total abandonment to God would be Josephine’s legacy—and it is one we can work toward as 21st-century Catholics.
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