Understanding Saint Thérèse’s Relics
Guest Blogger
September 26, 2019
The Little Flower left a legacy of love and faith still cherished to this day.
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A Higher Education: The Importance of Catholic Colleges
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
August 23, 2019
Catholic colleges that are rooted in mission draw students who want to put their faith into action while they learn.
Dating God
Daniel P. Horan, Phd
July 30, 2019
God as like a friend. Still others, including Jesus of Nazareth, speak of God as a father or a mother.
Facing the Opioid Crisis: A Catholic Response
Katie Rutter
July 26, 2019
The country is struggling with an opioid crisis—but its strongest foothold is in the Midwest. Armed with their faith, these individuals are fighting back.
Faith and Family for June 16: You Will Be Told
Susan Hines-Brigger
June 12, 2019
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JN 16:12-15
Jesus said to his disciples:
“I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now.
But when he comes, the Spirit of truth,
he will guide you to all truth.
He will not speak on his own,
but he will speak what he hears,
and will declare to you the things that are coming.
Seven Days with Mary: New Eve
Maureen O'Brien and Holly Schapker
May 10, 2019
I’ve never understood Eve. Whenever I think of her apple, my mind is drawn to another woman with an “ordinary” object who led me to Mary. I am hesitating to tell this story because it’s precious to me. Four years ago, through a series of serendipitous events, I found myself spending the month of June at a writer’s retreat in the mountains of Assisi, Italy. On a blistering, hot afternoon, I descended the steps into the cool underground of the Basilica of St. Clare of Assisi.
A Friar Reflects on Ash Wednesday
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 16, 2019
As Lent begins, we hear the words in the first reading for Ash Wednesday: “Rend your hearts, not your garments.”
Lent: Let’s Get Back to Basics
Susan Hines-Brigger
February 25, 2019
Returning to the Lord means moving away from many things that distract us. But how to do it?
Nicholas Mormando, OFM Cap
Rita E. Piro
February 25, 2019
A Rejuvenated Spirit in the Land of Francis
In his 35 years as a Franciscan priest, Nicholas “Nick ” Mormando, OFM Cap, has ministered in parishes, friaries, schools, retreat centers, and health-care facilities across the United States, including St. Ann’s Parish in Hoboken, New Jersey…
40 Days in the Desert: A Lenten Meditation
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
February 21, 2019
Some years ago I heard a psychologist give a talk in which he shared this insight: A love relationship is a relationship of trust.