
Roamin’ Catholic: The Journey Inward
Journeying to holy places, like the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, is as much an inward journey as outward.
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Journeying to holy places, like the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, is as much an inward journey as outward.

‘Every step I took on the pilgrimage seemed to not only bring me closer to Francis and Clare, but also to my mom.’

‘If living with less, even temporarily, helped me to understand the values of St. Francis a bit better, then it’s an experience I’m happy to have had.’

Jesus wants the hungry crowd he has just fed to look beyond the earthly food to “the food that endures for eternal life.” But the people misunderstand the sign.

The kingdom of God is still growing, still alive, its energy and power still at work today. It is God’s final embrace of all creation to himself.

This popular Franciscan saint left behind a structured and renewed Franciscan Order and a body of work all of which glorifies his major love—Jesus.

When life is dark, Christ is the light. The psalms can show us the way.

In today’s reflection, Maureen O’Brien reminds us that there is no wound that God cannot heal.

Matt Talbot was one of twelve children born to a poor family in Dublin. His addiction to alcohol began at twelve, when he got his first job with a wine merchant.

In a 7-2 decision June 17, the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, saying the states that sued over the law did not have the legal right to do so.