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The Greek word stigma means “a scar left by a hot iron: brand,” according to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (Eleventh Edition). Stigmata—the plural form of the same Greek word—can also mean “bodily marks resembling the wounds of the crucified Christ.”
My visit to this popular saint’s tomb deepened my appreciation for his life.
To care for his people, Louis built cathedrals, churches, libraries, hospitals, and orphanages. He hoped to be treated the same way by the “King of Kings,” to whom he gave his life.
This friar offerings a refreshing take on this beloved saint.
Francis harbored within himself a profound instinct that the saving plan of God, as revealed by the child-Savior born in Bethlehem, was to touch every part of the created world.
Here I offer my reflections on the Sorrowful Mysteries. They logically follow the final Luminous Mystery, namely, the Eucharist—the meal Jesus shared with his disciples shortly before his crucifixion.
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