Franciscan Spirit

Isaiah 58:9b–14; Psalm 86:1–2, 3–4, 5–6; Luke 5:27–32 Luke—and Mark—tell us the story of Levi, a tax collector whom Jesus calls as a follower in today’s Gospel passage. Levi promptly throws a party for Jesus. More tax collectors and others ...

Sharbel Makhluf was known for both his fasting and his care for those who sought him out for prayer and blessing.

Thomas More was a scholar, author, lawyer, family man, and chancellor of England.

Joel 2:12–18; Psalm 51:3–4, 5–6, 12–13, 17; 2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2; Matthew 6:1–6, 16–18

Viewing Scripture as “love letters from God” causes us to pause and reconsider the significance of the Bible in our personal and communal lives of faith.

On July 30, 1941, a prisoner escaped from Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi camp in Poland...