Franciscan Spirit

Luke's Gospel gives one of many episodes in the story of Jesus where he drives out a devil and brings relief to a person who has been possessed.

St. Francis de Sales was marked by his family for a legal career, following in his father’s footsteps as a distinguished jurist in France.

In today’s Gospel, Peter asks Jesus a question: How often should we forgive a brother who offends us?

2 Kings 5:1–15a; Psalm 42:2–3; 43:3–4; Luke 4:24–30 Leprosy is a disease that gets a lot of attention in the Bible. Jesus, who himself healed lepers, cites the story of the cure of the Syrian leper, Naaman, in today’s Gospel, ...

The character of Moses is forever burned into the consciousness of a generation of moviegoers by Charlton Heston’s portrayal of him in The Ten Commandments.

The story of the Prodigal Son in Luke’s Gospel personifies the mercy of God.