God Is with Us in Our Suffering
María Ruiz Scaperlanda
January 24, 2025
“Bella, can you put it here?” I’m lying next to 3-year-old Xavier, hoping that we will both get to take a nap.
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Advent with the Saints: Joseph
Greg Friedman, OFM
December 21, 2024
Joseph is the silent figure in the Christmas stories. We never hear him speak; his annunciation—in Matthew’s Gospel—narrates Joseph’s story without giving us any of his words.
Brother Brian Henry Newbigging, OFM Conv
Daniel Imwalle
December 17, 2024
Brother Brian Henry Newbigging, OFM Conv, has a unique insight into the work that goes into making these beautiful, symbolic objects.
Why ‘Conclave’ is captivating audiences as the season’s big indie hit
OSV News
December 3, 2024
Secrecy and gossip. Intrigue and politicking. Unexpected twists and startling revelations.
Day of the Dead: A Communion of Saints
María Ruiz Scaperlanda
November 1, 2024
Catholics the world over keep the Day of the Dead of honoring ancestors and departed loved ones.
Advent: Worth the Wait
Mark Pattison
October 25, 2024
We live in a culture of instant gratification where most anything we want is just one click away. Advent invites us to slow down and savor the season of expectation, longing, and hope.
Carlo Acutis: Miracles, Holy Bread, and a Teen Saint in the Making
Maureen O'Brien
October 25, 2024
“Not me, but God,” Blessed Carlo Acutis is quoted as saying. When this author visited Assisi, she discovered the growing excitement surrounding the millennial teenager’s life, legacy, and sainthood cause.
Far More Than What St. Francis Expected
Pat McCloskey, OFM
October 25, 2024
The crèche may be the most popular Christian devotional practice and example of inculturation (situating Jesus in every culture).
Study & Theology: A Franciscan Feast
Donna Foley, OFS
October 16, 2024
When I was young, Thanksgiving dinners were never held in anyone’s house. My grandmother and her sisters decided that no one’s Philadelphia row house was big enough for the entire clan. Smart women that they were, we always took over a restaurant for the meal.
Theology school was like that for me. A space apart from the usual spaces to be fed, to laugh, to argue, to hear from the oldest and the youngest.
Following God
Franciscan Media
October 15, 2024
Seekers, pilgrims, disciples; all are wayfarers who find themselves stumbling along the stony path toward integrity. They are people trying to live into life’s lessons
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