The Franciscan Saints: Franz Jägerstätter
Robert Ellsberg
June 7, 2023
Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian peasant and devout Catholic, was executed for refusing to serve in Hitler’s army.
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From 1975-80 Robert Ellsberg was part of the Catholic Worker community in New York, working with Dorothy Day during the last five years of her life, and serving for two years as managing editor of the Catholic Worker newspaper. He has devoted much of his life to promoting Day's life and legacy, editing Dorothy Day: Selected Writings, The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day, and All the Way to Heaven: Selected Letters of Dorothy Day. Since 1987 he has served as editor-in-chief and publisher of Orbis Books. He is the author of The Franciscan Saints (Franciscan Media).
The Franciscan Saints: Junipero Serra
Robert Ellsberg
July 1, 2022
During his time in California, Junipero Serra baptized, confirmed, married, and buried thousands of Native Americans.
The Franciscan Saints: Margaret of Cortona
Robert Ellsberg
May 16, 2022
Friars of the 13th century urged this holy woman to embark on a public crusade to call sinners to conversion.
Blessed Are All the Saints
Robert Ellsberg
November 1, 2021
Jesus left no formal religious rule for his followers. The closest he came was his proclamation of the Beatitudes: Blessed are the poor in spirit, the meek, the merciful, the peacemakers
Seven Followers of St. Francis: Servant of God Thea Bowman
Robert Ellsberg
October 31, 2021
Servant of God Thea Bowman: “Maybe I’m not making big changes in the world, but if I have somehow helped or encouraged somebody along the journey then I’ve done what I’m called to do.”
Seven Followers of St. Francis: Father Mychal Judge
Robert Ellsberg
October 30, 2021
Father Mychal Judge: “God is not an obligation or a burden. God is the joy of my life!”
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