Franciscan Spirit

My latest book is born of three words, gather the fragments, and I invite you here to share them, no matter what you believe.

Turning over control to God can be challenging when our expertise and knowledge make the surrender more complicated, as was the case with Gianna Beretta Molla.

They say you’ll never meet an atheist in a foxhole. But what about in a swimming pool?

After spending all day gardening with my kids, I realized something: Dirt is delightful.

That joyous Easter feeling should last all year, this friar says.

For Clare, Christ was her everything. In Christ she found inspiration for everything she did. Her life was an act of thanksgiving for Christ’s ultimate sacrifice on behalf of humanity.