Sisters to Brother Wolf
Stephen Copeland
September 30, 2022
The lives of three women with a shared desire to provide healing and protection to neglected animals intertwine at the Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary.
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Novena to St. Francis | Day Six: Peace
Jeff Scheeler, OFM
September 30, 2022
Though he probably didn’t write it, the Peace Prayer attributed to St. Francis captures much of his spirit. He spent time and energy being an “instrument of peace.”
Negotiating Anxiety
Vanesa Zuleta Goldberg
September 30, 2022
Depression and anxiety is not a reality one can just pray away. It’s important to know that we can always seek medical, therapeutic, and spiritual help. God wants us to know he makes space for our pain.
Saint Jerome
Franciscan Media
September 30
Known mostly for his translation of the Scriptures into Latin, Saint Jerome was also an inspiring writer of letters and commentaries. He was said to have had a bad temper, yet he was a man of prayer and penance. A combination of conflicting qualities, Saint Jerome stands out as one of the four great Doctors of the Latin Church.
Sharing the Word for September 30, 2022
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
September 30, 2022
Many people today reject Jesus. They’re not interested in what he has to offer. They look on faith and religion as a kind of hobby–appropriate for those who like that sort of thing, irrelevant to those who don’t.
Strength in Suffering
Murray Bodo, OFM
September 29, 2022
In suffering Francis felt especially close to Jesus. Not that he wanted to punish himself or that he took delight in pain, but in illness he saw a weakness that was strength.
Novena to St. Francis | Day Five: Poverty
Al Mascia, OFM
September 29, 2022
Francis knew in his heart what the cost would be to follow Christ—and he paid it. And so Lady Poverty would be his forever!
Connecting to the Light
Maureen O'Brien
September 29, 2022
Think how the light returning in your life each day is a miracle to behold. It might be the physical light of the sun or the light of a friend’s smile.
Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael
Franciscan Media
September 29
Angels appear frequently in Scripture, but only Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael are named. Each of these archangels performs a different mission in Scripture: Michael protects; Gabriel announces; Raphael guides.
Sharing the Word for September 29, 2022
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
September 29, 2022
The archangels Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel whom the Church celebrates today are special agents of God’s care for his people. The Church looks on each of them as patrons of certain aspects of our world.