Franciscan Spirit

There the Lord promises a “new covenant” to the people. Once again, Jeremiah anticipates Jesus.

Teresa brought her prodigious gifts to her time. She grounded her public persona in a deep personal life.

Wisdom 2:1a, 12–22; Psalm 34:17–18, 19–20, 21, 23; John 7:1–2, 10, 25–30 “You know me, and you know where I am from. I have not come on my own. But the one who sent me is true, and you do ...

Exodus 32:7–14; Psalm 106:19–20, 21–22, 23; John 5:31–47 Before he became the “go-to” saint for finding lost objects, St. Anthony of Padua had another nickname: “The Hammer of Heretics.”

Gianna’s priority, even as the pregnancy threatened her own life, was the life of her child.

When there are people to be baptized in my parish during Lent, the whole season takes on a different character.