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Two lay participants who took part in the Franciscan synod were struck by different elements of the process that spoke to them.
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Two lay participants who took part in the Franciscan synod were struck by different elements of the process that spoke to them.

Though brief, Pope John Paul I’s papacy had a far-reaching influence on future Church leaders.
We’re used to communicating to God through words, but icons have a special power.

St. Francis revered all creation as a gift from God, advocating for responsible stewardship of the earth. Embracing simplicity allows us to live in harmony with nature and future generations.

The act of baring one’s soul and sins before God was extremely important to Pio and he expected that same respect for the sacrament from those seeking absolution.

Every year on Good Friday I sit in the balcony of the campus chapel, behind a whopping oaken pillar, and I weep copiously at the sheer human pain and grace of the whole thing.

Jesus extends God’s compassion to each of us.

Here is a story close to my heart about two Secular Franciscans. When I was about 10 years old, my mother and father, devout Catholics

In reciting the Hail Mary throughout the rosary, we participate over and over again the wonder-filled response of Gabriel and Elizabeth to the mystery of Christ.

Throughout his life, Padre Pio offered himself as a sacrifice. He was willing to take on physical sufferings in order to save the souls of others.