Grace Is a Bridge
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 30, 2025
Pope Francis summarized the importance of Sacred Heart devotion to several saints and the Jesuits, in general.
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Pat McCloskey, OFM
Pat McCloskey, OFM, is the Franciscan advisor for St. Anthony Messenger and the writer of its "Ask a Franciscan" column.
What About Sins of Omission?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 24, 2025
I cannot find an examination of conscience for sins of omission. Does such a list exist?
God’s Ways, Not Ours
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 14, 2025
Someone who constantly engages in “if only” thinking will never truly be at peace.
Rich in Poverty
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 4, 2025
“Rich by reason of its poverty.” That phrase was as difficult to understand in Francis’s day as it is in ours. Celano was not pulling this expression out of thin air.
St. Francis Lived Honestly
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 2, 2025
Francis desired to live honestly. If the friars could do without something, then it belonged to a poor person who needed it.
Pope Francis: A Pastor with the Smell of His Sheep
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 25, 2025
During and after his election as pope in March 2013, he was a man of many firsts.
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