Franciscan Spirit
Letting the Eucharist Work in Us
Sister Holda, my Franciscan sixth-grade teacher at St. Peter’s in Skokie, Illinois, made all of us memorize Anima Christi.
Encounters with Pope Francis
And even that wasn’t the worst. “I was really emotional in a moment where really no one saw,” Boehner said in a press conference.
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Lenten Penance: Getting Back on Track
Our understanding of penance is based on our understanding of sin.
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Eucharist: Jesus Always With Us
When Vatican II described the Eucharist as the “source and summit of the Church’s life” (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, #10), Catholics began to participate more actively at Mass, now celebrated in their mother tongue.
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Confirmation: What’s a Parent to Do?
The girls wobble unsteadily on new heels; the boys in their suits look awkward as colts.
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Dedication of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Angels
Francis rebuilt this chapel with his own hands and died less than 50 feet away from it.
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