The Stations of the Cross

Jack Wintz, OFM March 6, 2025

With the Stations of the Cross, we walk with Jesus in his final act of love and sacrifice.

Lent with Padre Pio: Thursday after Ash Wednesday

Franciscan Media March 6, 2025

Padre Pio was known for spending long periods of time in the confessional. It has been estimated that he heard two million confessions. He did not, however, allow this ministry to get in the way of his prayer life.

Lent with Padre Pio: Ash Wednesday

Franciscan Media March 5, 2025

On this journey, we will be accompanied by St. Pio of Pietrelcina, more commonly known as Padre Pio. This humble Capuchin friar embodied the true spirit of walking with Christ throughout his life.

Take Nothing For the Journey

Colleen Arnold, MD March 3, 2025

On a medical mission to Haiti, we climbed a long, steep trail to a mountain town for a three-day clinic.

The Blessings of Someone’s Labor

Clifford Hennings, OFM February 28, 2025

In the developed world many take the availability of food for granted. Yet behind all that food is the sweat from someone’s hard labor.

When Prayer Feels Dry

Herman Sutter February 27, 2025

Do you sometimes feel trapped by your own habits and customs, ways of doing things? Even our prayer and worship can become so repetitive and familiar that it seems like we’re on autopilot.

Lent Gives ‘Spring Training’ A Whole New Meaning

Richard Gribble, CSC February 24, 2025

This author offers us practical ways to make the best of the 40 days of Lent.

The Nuns Are OK: Building a Sustainable Future for Women Religious

Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD February 24, 2025

While numbers in congregations of women religious are falling in the United States, Catholic sisters from all corners of the country are reimagining how to live out their missions in a shifting cultural landscape.