Inspiration
Lent with Padre Pio: Fourth Monday
Franciscan Media
March 31, 2025
We are flawed. We know that, Padre Pio knew that, Christ knows that. There is no getting around it. So there is no use throwing our hands up in the air over what we cannot do.
Lent with Padre Pio: Fourth Sunday
Franciscan Media
March 30, 2025
The reality for most people is a very different one from that of Padre Pio. He spent most of his life at the monastery where he prayed, heard confessions, and celebrated Mass.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Third Saturday
Franciscan Media
March 29, 2025
Padre Pio had a remedy for that feeling of discouragement: Always turn to God.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Third Friday
Franciscan Media
March 28, 2025
Padre Pio reminds us that if we walk with God there is no reason to worry about every step. God wants us to keep looking toward the ultimate destination.
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Living ‘The Canticle of the Creatures’
Darleen Pryds, PhD
March 24, 2025
Francis’ experience with loss illustrates a path to deeper relationships, including with God.
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St. Mary Magdalene: Leader and Visionary
Mark Etling, PhD
March 22, 2025
One early Christian writing describes Mary Magdalene as equal to the apostles, perhaps even a leader among them. It claims that anyone with spiritual maturity has the ability and authority to teach and interpret the Gospel.
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Dear Carlo Acutis…