Welcome, Pope Leo XIV
Susan Hines-Brigger
June 25, 2025
In the end, we must remember that it was the Holy Spirit who led the cardinals to elect Pope Leo XIV.
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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.
A New Pope, a New Ministry
Susan Hines-Brigger
June 25, 2025
As Pope Leo XIV begins his ministry, what are some people’s hopes for his papacy?
St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Community
Susan Hines-Brigger
June 11, 2025
One of my favorite stories of St. Anthony is the one about how, during the final years of his life, the friars built Anthony a treehouse in a large walnut tree not far from the friary.
Soak in Your Blessings
Susan Hines-Brigger
May 29, 2025
So often we get caught up in the day to day rush of life that we forget to stop and soak in the many blessings that surround us.
A Mother’s Loss, Our Gain
Susan Hines-Brigger
May 25, 2025
If you ask any mother what her biggest fear is, the answer is probably going to be something bad happening to her child.
Let’s Spread Love
Susan Hines-Brigger
May 17, 2025
Love is so much broader than the narrow lens of romance. It can take on so many different forms and be expressed in so many different ways.
Rebuilding God’s Church
Susan Hines-Brigger
April 25, 2025
Anyone who has ever watched a baby learn to walk knows that once they take that first step, everything changes.