Franciscan Spirit

In a document entitled The Message of Fatima, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith declared that “Fatima is undoubtedly the most prophetic of modern apparitions.” To understand the reason for this, we should look first at the historical ...

Francis’ recognition and honoring of the feminine, that was such an important part of his life and teaching, took concrete and personal shape in the person of Clare. She has usually been overshadowed by her partner, Francis, in the public ...

As children, we’re told to treat others with respect—to fight injustice. Too often we forget that lesson as adults

Francis of Assisi is my model. He saw the world as a paradise and everything in it as gifts of the Father.

We commonly say that the sacraments are signs that effect what they signify. That’s a fancy way of saying that they do what they say they do.

One of the mainstays of Mother Teresa’s spirituality was a willingness to suffer in the service of others, to share their material poverty and, as she eventually came to believe, Christ’s passion. But in the final decade of her life, ...