Saint Christopher: In Service to God
Christopher Heffron
March 27, 2026
This saint reminds us that, in our own way, we carry Christ on our shoulders and in our hearts across mighty rivers.
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Christopher Heffron is the editorial director at Franciscan Media.
Saint Anthony, Teacher
Christopher Heffron
March 20, 2026
Saint Anthony helped to put Francis’ vision into motion.
Pray for Asylum Seekers
Christopher Heffron
February 27, 2026
It takes grit to cross a border for a better life, irrespective of laws. Asylum seekers are God’s beloved, too.
As God Desires
Christopher Heffron
February 20, 2026
That total abandonment to God would be Josephine’s legacy—and it is one we can work toward as 21st-century Catholics.
God’s Peace
Christopher Heffron
February 16, 2026
St. Francis of Assisi was a medieval man to his core, yet his problems were not dissimilar to what we face today.
The Weight of Sin
Christopher Heffron
February 2, 2026
God knows our flaws and loves us in spite of them. We are not irredeemable.
Audacious Hope
Christopher Heffron
January 19, 2026
Hope was always the bedrock of Dr. Martin Luther King’s work. “If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps moving,” he said.