Church & Spirituality
Simple Ways to Share Our Faith
Martin Pable, OFM Cap
March 19, 2025
Evangelization is not a strong suit for many Catholics. Here are some practical steps to remedy that.
Read More →
A Prodigal Daughter Returns
Judith Costello, MA
March 7, 2025
After years away from the Church, a prodigal daughter came home again.
Read More →
The Nuns Are OK: Building a Sustainable Future for Women Religious
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
February 24, 2025
While numbers in congregations of women religious are falling in the United States, Catholic sisters from all corners of the country are reimagining how to live out their missions in a shifting cultural landscape.
Read More →
A Sacred Invitation: Laying Down our Power Before the Manger
Carie Moore
December 19, 2024
It was mid-November when I began unpacking holiday crates and adorning our home with Christmas decorations. Perhaps it was the ongoing surge of dizzying news that made decorating for Christmas so early sound so enticing—a small bit of joy I ...
Read More →
Faithfully Catholic. Authentically Franciscan.
Deacon Matthew Halbach, PhD
October 23, 2024
“Go, rebuild my Church!” This divine inspiration, which St. Francis received at San Damiano provides a suitable backdrop for Franciscan Media’s new mission-oriented focus.
Read More →
The Work of Our Hands: A Meditation on Labor Day
Christopher Heffron
September 2, 2024
This Labor Day, maybe every day, I will say a prayer for these unsung heroes.
Read More →
When Someone You Love Loses Faith
The younger generations are drifting from the Church. What can we do to reach them?