Saint of the Day and Minute Meditations have been standout brands for Franciscan Media for over 40 years. Now these popular features are available on Alexa!

Learn more about Halloween and its Christian roots!

Enjoy these features about Blessed Solanus Casey!

Take a journey through the year with all your favorite saints!

How do we react to the recent attack in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the growing racial tensions across the country? Here is a Franciscan response.

July 28. Blessed Stanley Rother grew up in Oklahoma on his parents' farm in what could be described as a normal environment. Life changed radically for him when he was ordained a priest in 1963, and again in 1968, when he volunteered for the missions in Guatemala. But the final change came when civil war reached his parish in 1980. He was assassinated on July 28, 1981.

This is a time of hope and anticipation. Enjoy these features devoted to this holy season!

Celebrate Thanksgiving! Find Catholic Thanksgiving prayers, read stories on giving thanks, and send e-cards!

November 5. Today we celebrate a Doctor of the Church, Saint Peter Chrysologus, which means "of the golden words." As bishop of Ravenna, Saint Peter taught and led his diocese, showing them his commitment to the faith and to the Church’s authority. His writings have come down to us as masterful treatments on what we believe.

“Dialogue is born from an attitude of respect for the other person," Pope Francis says. Discourse among Christians, Jews, and Muslims have come a long way, but there's much more work to be done.