
Dying to Self
Padre Pio’s letter to Raffaelina Cerase, 1914: Baptism is said to be a copy of the death of Jesus. St. Paul says we are baptized
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Padre Pio’s letter to Raffaelina Cerase, 1914: Baptism is said to be a copy of the death of Jesus. St. Paul says we are baptized

Take comfort because your suffering is in God’s will. If human nature is resentful of suffering and resists it.

Saint Oswald knew people in high places─his uncle was the archbishop of Canterbury. But even though he received “favors” from his uncle, he served humbly and gained holiness through God’s grace.

The saints and blesseds are special signs of God’s activity.

His is a Franciscan legacy—one marked by love, laughter, peace, justice, and inclusivity. Three authors reflect on Father Richard Rohr’s impact on them and spiritual seekers everywhere.

When Jesus wants me to know he loves me, he lets me experience his wounds, his thorns, his agonies.

We are all fragile, we are earth, and not every plot of land produces the fruit intended by the farmer.