Faith and Family for March 21: Fifth Sunday of Lent
Susan Hines-Brigger
March 16, 2021
In this week’s Gospel, Jesus uses the example of a grain of wheat to remind us how to live our best life.
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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 for March 14: Fourth Sunday of Lent
Susan Hines-Brigger
March 10, 2021
In this week’s Gospel, Jesus tells Nicodemus that everyone who believes in the Son of God will have eternal life.
Hitting the Pandemic Wall
Susan Hines-Brigger
March 4, 2021
Last March, when the world shut down as the COVID-19 pandemic began to ramp up, the reality of being forced to stay at home didn’t disturb me. My more extroverted children and friends were not coping well. I, however, just pulled on my “Social Distancing Expert” T-shirt and hunkered down
Teaching Kids About Love
Susan Hines-Brigger
March 3, 2021
Watch wife and mom Patty Crawford talk about ways she and her husband provide an example of love for their children.
Dear Reader: The Light of Easter
Susan Hines-Brigger
February 26, 2021
As we travel the 40 days of Lent, we do so while keeping our gaze focused on the great light that is Christ’s resurrection at Easter. The season of Lent offers us a perfect time for reflection—on both our everyday and faith lives.
Faith and Family for February 28: Second Sunday of Lent
Susan Hines-Brigger
February 24, 2021
This week, we hear about Jesus going up on the mountain where he was transfigured before three of his disciples.
Faith and Family for February 21: The First Sunday of Lent
Susan Hines-Brigger
February 17, 2021
This week’s Gospel recounts Jesus’ 40 days in the desert, where he is tempted by the devil.