Franciscan Spirituality
St. Clare: Light of Assisi
When St. Clare died, the Church lost a luminary. But her legacy shines brightly to this day.
A Mother’s Love
If you think about it, one word might summarize how you could describe a mother's love. That word would be “nurturer.”
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A Renaissance Friar
He's built skyscrapers, fought fires, and led the nation's largest Franciscan province. But what Father John O'Connor most treasures is his ministry as a parish priest.
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Notes from a Friar: Pope John Paul II and Suffering
Throughout the last years of his papacy, Pope John Paul II relied on God to endure his failing health.
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Franciscan Inspirations: Eternal Life
Without the Resurrection, there would be no Christianity. Jesus would be remembered as a wonderful man, even a prophet. But it is the Resurrection that is the ultimate proof that he is the Son of God.
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Franciscan Inspirations: St. Joseph
Next to Mary, the mother of Jesus, there was no one closer to Jesus than Joseph, the spouse of Mary and the carpenter of Nazareth.
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Brother Al Mascia and the Canticle Café
Brother Al Mascia brings a song of love to the streets of Detroit.
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