Franciscan Spirit

Train on a bridge | Photo by Jack Anstey on Unsplash

Journeying toward God

Murray Bodo, OFM August 28, 2023

There are times when the interior journey is impeded by the refusal or inability to make an external journey.

People in Raeford, N.C., pray after viewing the body of George Floyd June 6, 2020. Demonstrations continue after a white police officer in Minnesota was caught on a bystander's video May 25 pressing his knee into the neck of George Floyd, an African American, who was later pronounced dead at a hospital.(CNS photo/Jonathan Drake, Reuters) See FLOYD-PROTESTS-HOMILIES-ROUNDUP June 8, 2020.

Defiantly Catholic

Deacon Art Miller August 25, 2023

Our Church is God’s Church, and we belong to God. Church is the place we go to nurture our faith. It is where we go to be community.

woman enjoying the sunrise | Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash

‘Seek First the Kingdom’

Al Mascia, OFM August 23, 2023

For St. Francis of Assisi, the impetus for prayer was everywhere around him.

Endless Love

Deacon Art Miller August 21, 2023

God opened a door of love deep within me, from a place I had never experienced or even understood existed.

Prayer Transforms Us

Bishop Robert F. Morneau August 18, 2023

Praying is about seeing, hearing, serving; it’s about abiding in God’s loving and merciful presence. But certain conditions are essential to prayerfulness.

The Assumption of Mary

Edward Sri August 15, 2023

What does Catholicism teach about the assumption of Mary? And why is this event contemplated in the fourth glorious mystery?

St. Clare of Assisi is depicted in a modern painting by Stephen B Whatley, an expressionist artist based in London. During a Lenten service, St. Clare heard St. Francis preach. She was so moved by his words, she asked him to show her how to live the Gospel more fully. She was only 18, but she left the security of her home, cut off her hair and joined the convent. (CNS/Stephen B Whatley)

Honoring St. Clare of Assisi

Jack Wintz, OFM August 11, 2023

The daughter of a noble family, Clare was known for her deep spirituality and love for the poor. Her heart was attracted to the radical way of life preached by St. Francis.