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 is the editorial director at Franciscan Media.
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.
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.
Mighty St. Clare
Christopher Heffron
January 26, 2025
St. Francis changed the world with his Gospel-infused spirituality, but he was also free to be an itinerant. His sister in faith, Clare, was just as effective in evangelizing without ever leaving San Damiano.
Dear Reader: What’s Love Got to Do with It?
Christopher Heffron
January 24, 2025
If pressed, it would be impossible for me to pick a particular text or tome from Friar Murray Bodo that I value most.
High Hopes for the Jubilee
Christopher Heffron
January 24, 2025
A survey of the news hardly inspires hope. Pope Francis and his theme for the Jubilee is a remedy.