Heart of Desire

Stephen Copeland December 17, 2024

Prayer can help us to “reset the button of desire” as we move deeper into our own hearts toward the God who resides there

Eric Latcheran, a young man with Down Syndrome, has been appointed as the first "Angel of St. Pio" by the St. Pio Foundation for his extraordinary faith and perseverance amid difficulties -- and for his intense devotion to the beloved saint. He is pictured next to Luciano Lamonarca, founder and CEO of the Saint Pio Foundation, during an event at the Casa Italiana in Washington, on December 4, 2024. (OSV News photo/courtesy of the Saint Pio Foundation)

Young man with Down syndrome named first ‘Angel of St. Pio’

OSV News December 17, 2024

A young man with Down syndrome has been named the first “Angel of St. Pio” by the Saint Pio Foundation for his profound devotion to the beloved saint — and for his faithful perseverance in overcoming extraordinary challenges.

Using a Person’s Name as an Act of Reverence

Patricia Breen McNeil December 16, 2024

A powerful lesson my dad taught me as a little girl was how using a person’s name is an act of reverence.

The Inbreaking of the Word: Week 3 of Advent

James Sabak, OFM December 16, 2024

Father Jim Sabak, OFM, invites us into the hope of the Advent season and helps us to meditate upon and contemplate this past Sunday’s readings as we carry the Word with us into our weeks. In the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, may we prepare a place within ourselves for God to dwell…

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God’s Light Shines in Everyone

Bruce Epperly December 15, 2024

In the Christmas season, let us see the light, be the light, and bring forth the light in ourselves and those around us.

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Your Seat at the Table

Vanesa Zuleta Goldberg December 14, 2024

Sometimes our faith can feel isolating. We can feel tension, anger, and sadness for the ways in which the Church may have hurt us or someone we love.

hands forming a heart with a light shining through.

Let Us Adore All Year

Maureen O'Brien December 13, 2024

Today, no matter the pressures, the tedious circumstances, let us open our hearts to adoring God.

Care for Creation

Franciscan Media December 12, 2024

Three of the greatest minds in Franciscan theology, Ilia Delio, O.S.F., Franciscan Keith Douglass Warner, O.F.M., and Pamela Wood, come together to discuss one of

man wearing a white shirt with the word peace printed on the back.

The Prayer of Peacemakers

Shannon K. Evans December 12, 2024

In a world of violence, hatred, and division, Jesus implores us to work for peace. We hope against all odds, believing that Divine love will one day have the victory.