Story of the Sacred Heart
Fr. Don Miller, OFM
May 10, 2020
Devotion to the heart pierced on Calvary is nearly as old as Christianity, but it has undergone many changes over the centuries.
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Fr. Don Miller, OFM
Fr. Don Miller, OFM, was the editor of Weekend Homily Helps and a contributor to FranciscanMedia.org.
Understanding the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick
Fr. Don Miller, OFM
May 10, 2020
The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick used to be called “the Last Rites” or “Extreme Unction” because the usual recipient was a dying person. Many Catholics still carry cards or wear medals so that, if they are in an accident, a priest is called to administer the sacrament.
St. Peter’s Chair: Why a Celebration?
Fr. Don Miller, OFM
January 29, 2020
Did you ever celebrate a chair? Probably not, but we are not totally unfamiliar with the idea of a chair as a stand-in for its occupants, as well as for their role.
Notes from a Friar: Ordinary Time Is Anything but Ordinary
Fr. Don Miller, OFM
December 23, 2018
We’ve finished the Christmas season and are into Ordinary Time—or as a friend of mine calls it, “Boring Time.”
St. Clare of Assisi: A Little Plant or a Mighty Oak?
Fr. Don Miller, OFM
August 11, 2018
East of the Piazza del Commune in Assisi, stands the Cathedral of San Rufino. Near the church and its adjacent piazza once stood the home of the nobleman and knight, Favarone Offreduccio and his wife, Ortulana.
How Saint Anthony Found Me
Fr. Don Miller, OFM
June 13, 2018
Saint Anthony of Padua is a name that conjures up many ideas and images: some factual, some the stuff of legends, some just plain silly.
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