Franciscan Spirit Blog

Holy, Wholly Healthy: When Your Suffering Can’t Be Seen

Karen Zielinski, OSF October 27, 2023

When we do not see someone’s symptoms, we might assume that the person is not suffering.

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Franciscan Inspirations: Communion of Saints

Jeremy Harrington, OFM October 27, 2015

All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day come right next to each other, November 1 and 2.

Ash Wednesday: Wearing Our Faith on Our Foreheads

Susan Hines-Brigger February 14, 2015

If there ever is a day of the year when you can spot Catholics at a glance, Ash Wednesday is it.

Easter Sunday: Room for Everyone

Guest Blogger February 12, 2013

There is a story of Saint Francis eating with his friars one Easter.

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A Friar Reflects on the Hope of Lent

Jim Van Vurst, OFM February 24, 2012

The word season has many meanings, and each tells us something about what Lent can and should mean for us.

A woman becomes emotional as she prays with a rosary during Eucharistic adoration following the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life Jan. 19, 2023, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

A New Look at the Creed

Greg Friedman, OFM January 26, 2012

The new English translation of the Mass, introduced last Advent, invites Catholics to take a second look at the Nicene Creed.

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Cooking with Father Dominic: The Bread Monk

Susan Hines-Brigger November 11, 2011

Father Dominic Garramone, OSB, former host of the PBS television show Breaking Bread With Father Dominic, talks about the close connection between faith and food.

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