Just One Look

Natalie Ryan March 28, 2023

Reflect Just one look at a good friend in a funny situation can send you into full laughter. Just one look at the mountains, plains,

Sharing the Word for March 28, 2023

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk March 28, 2023

Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent March 28, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Numbers 21:4-9 The Israelites are complaining, so the Lord sends deadly

Lent with St. Clare: Fifth Tuesday

Franciscan Media March 28, 2023

Early biographies extol the piety and generosity Clare exhibited in her youngest years. While such praise was common in telling the stories of saints, the evidence of her early behavior contrasts sharply with that of Francis.

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Great Compassion

Diane M. Houdek March 27, 2023

“Neither do I condemn you” (John 8:11). While Francis was on his journey to visit the sultan, he stayed overnight in an inn, where he

Choosing a Better Way

Daniel Imwalle March 27, 2023

Reflect “C.S. Lewis, one of the great Christian scholars and writers of the 20th century, wrote that the goal of the Christian is simple: to

Sharing the Word for March 27, 2023 – Fifth Week of Lent – Year 1

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk March 27, 2023

Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent March 27, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 Today’s First Reading shows us the

Lent with St. Clare: Fifth Monday

Franciscan Media March 27, 2023

Beginning with Mother Mary, our faith is blessed with a long line of strong and holy women. Clare is definitely one of them. Just like Mary, it took great strength and courage to take the path that she did.

In the Face of Distressing Times

Theresa Doyle-Nelson March 26, 2023

Reflect “My 19th birthday was celebrated with a death.”—St. Thérèse of LisieuxAs variations of COVID-19 continue to resurface now and then, we can consider how

Sunday Soundbite for March 26, 2023

Greg Friedman, OFM March 26, 2023

Fifth Sunday in Lent Cycle AMarch 26, 2023 Some years ago in a homily, I told of standing at the bedside of a priest-friend who

Lent with St. Clare: Fifth Sunday

Franciscan Media March 26, 2023

Clare’s holiness began while she was still a child. She was known for her mercy for others, often wore a hairshirt under her fine clothes, and vowed celibacy at a young age. Those stirrings were fueled by her mother’s staunch faith.