Marking World Environment Day, pope says: Don’t look the other way

OSV News June 5, 2020

Building a healthier, better world depends on everyone, Pope Francis said in his message marking World Environment Day June 5.

Saint Junípero Serra’s Camino

Stephen J. Binz June 1, 2020

Pilgrimages may seem out of reach. California’s 21 missions bring this holy journey close to home. Enjoy Junípero Serra’s Camino.

San Antonio Winery: A Faith-based Business

Greg Heffernan June 1, 2020

San Antonio Winery was founded in the City of Angels in 1917 by Santo Cambianica, an immigrant from the Lombardy region of Italy. He dedicated his business to his patron saint from Padua.

Our Common Roots: Catholic-Jewish Relations Today

Pat McCloskey, OFM May 31, 2020

Nothing is more crucial for Catholic-Jewish dialogue today than finding the truth about the Holy See’s actions toward Jews before and during World War II.

‘Consubstantial’ Explained

Pat McCloskey, OFM May 30, 2020

What exactly does consubstantial mean, and by what authority was it inserted into the Nicene Creed?

Change happens, but transformation is always a process of letting go, living in the confusing, shadowy space for a while, and eventually being spit up on a new and unexpected shore. You can see why Jonah in the belly of the whale is such an important symbol for many Jews and Christians. In moments of insecurity and crisis, shoulds and oughts don’t really help; they just increase the shame, guilt, pressure, and likelihood of backsliding. It’s the deep yeses that carry us through. It’s that deeper something we are strongly for that allows us to wait it out.

Faith and Family for May 31: Receive the Holy Spirit

Franciscan Media May 26, 2020

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JN 20:19-23

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.”

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by Father Greg Friedman, OFM

The plants and flowers in Pietro Perugino's "The Crucifixion with the Virgin, St. John, St. Jerome and St. Mary Magdalene" convey a symbolic message. Perugino used red poppies, violets and a deep-pink mallow to symbolize death, humility and salvation, respectively. The painting is among those on display in "The Flowering of Florence: Botanical Art for the Medici" exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington through May 27. (CNS photo courtesy National Gallery of Art)

Honoring St. Mary Magdalene

Melanie Rigney May 25, 2020

Though she was never known to waver in her support of Jesus, Mary Magdalene’s actions in Jesus’ final days best exemplify her commitment.

Great Podcasts: Dolly Parton’s America

Christopher Heffron May 23, 2020

“You’ve paid a lot of money to come here tonight, ” Dolly Parton once said to an adoring London crowd, “and I want you to know that I appreciate it because I do need the money. You’d be amazed at how much money it can really take to make a person look so cheap. “

Franciscan Christmas in Austria

Marilyn and Paul Nejelski May 23, 2020

This is a country where the normal greeting is a smiling “Grüss Gott ” ( “God be with you “). The spirit of this greeting is lived out in the season celebrating the Incarnation of that goodness in Jesus Christ.