Awaiting the Resurrection
Susan Hines-Brigger
March 30, 2024
Yesterday, we mourned Christ’s death. Tomorrow, we will celebrate his Resurrection. Today, we pause somewhere in between.
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Susan Hines-Brigger
Susan Hines-Brigger is an executive editor of St. Anthony Messenger magazine. She has worked at Franciscan Media for 30 years. She and her husband, Mark, are the parents of four children, and grandparents of one.
Faith and Family: Lessons from the Road
Susan Hines-Brigger
March 25, 2024
Hanging in our house is a large corkboard map of the United States. On the board are various pins placed on locations across the country, each one marking a place to which we have traveled.
Work for Change
Susan Hines-Brigger
March 16, 2024
We may ask ourselves why more people aren’t doing something. But looking at change in terms of what we think other people should be doing is likely only to frustrate us even more.
The Living Water of Faith
Susan Hines-Brigger
March 11, 2024
The very first Psalm sings of a tree planted by flowing waters, with leaves that never fade; it bears fruit in due season. This is an image of living in God’s love.
Dear Reader: From Death to New Life
Susan Hines-Brigger
February 25, 2024
We hope you have a prayerful season of Lent and a joyous Easter!
Missing the Message on Same-Sex Blessings
Susan Hines-Brigger
February 25, 2024
Pope Francis and the dicastery made it very clear—time and time again—throughout the document that a blessing is not the same as legitimizing a same-sex marriage.
Faith and Family: Bet on Yourself
Susan Hines-Brigger
February 24, 2024
My swimming became a thank-you to myself “because I am wonderfully made” (Ps 139:14) and worth this effort.
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