Praying with Purpose
Ronald Rolheiser, OMI
October 18, 2022
Our restlessness can often lead us to a better prayer life.
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Life without parole for school shooter called ‘severe and just punishment’
OSV News
October 17, 2022
There is “no question” the actions of the Parkland, Florida, school shooter “were heinous,” but “a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole is a severe and just punishment,” said Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski.
Sunday Soundbite for October 16, 2022
Greg Friedman, OFM
October 16, 2022
We may seem powerless before all that is unjust in our world. We may get discouraged and lose heart. But Jesus’ parable today encourages not to.
Saint Teresa of Avila
Franciscan Media
October 15
Saint Teresa of Avila lived before and during the Council of Trent. Having experienced the Reformation, she felt a need for reform, but took things in a different direction than the Protestants. Teresa set an example for present day reformers.
St. Francis: Reformer, True Son of the Church
Fr. Don Miller, OFM
October 13, 2022
In Francis, one finds someone fervently obedient to the Church and state, but not opposed to working quietly to improve both.
Saint John XXIII
Franciscan Media
October 11
A shy, retiring man, Cardinal Angelo Roncalli became our beloved Pope Saint John XXIII. Perhaps the greatest irony was that his fellow Cardinals elected him as a stop-gap pope to give them time to get the politics ironed out for a more permanent candidate. Little did they know what the Holy Spirit had in store for the Church through this “temporary” Pope.
Saint Francis Borgia
Franciscan Media
October 10
Saint Francis Borgia had it made according to every social standard. He had name, position, power, etc. But after a series of events, including the death of his wife, he joined the Jesuits, where he used his professional talents and abilities in the service of his Order and the Church.
Saint John Leonardi
Franciscan Media
October 8
Saint John Leonardi was a priest and founder of the Clerks Regular of the Mother of God. He also formed the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. Father Leonardi and his priests became a great power for good in 16th century Italy.
The Wolf of Gubbio, the Wolf Within
Jennifer Scroggins
October 6, 2022
When you understand, you can be understood. The story of Francis and the wolf, whether it happened or not, reminds us of that.
Sisters to Brother Wolf
Stephen Copeland
September 30, 2022
The lives of three women with a shared desire to provide healing and protection to neglected animals intertwine at the Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary.
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