
Franciscan Inspirations: ‘Those Who Once Walked with Us’
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A journalist recalls his interview with Padre Pio.

Italians—and other southern Europeans—practice “the sweetness of doing nothing” with much of their lifestyle. They emphasize our God-given gift of rest.

Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, popularly known as Padre Pio, grew up in southern Italy. At the age of 15, he joined the Capuchins and was ordained in 1910. In 1918 he received the stigmata, the markings of the crucified Jesus, which he then bore for the next 50 years.

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In our association with Jesus we have to be sure that we are dealing with the full Jesus–the criminal on the cross as well as the risen Lord.

Padre Pio was perfectly aware of the day when he would die.

If we’re going to live peacefully with each other and with our God-given Earth, many of us are going to have to let some things fall away.

After losing his family, St. Alphonsus Rodriguez could have become bitter and angry with God. Instead he became a Jesuit lay brother and served the community as a doorkeeper.

Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, the first canonized Filipino martyr, became a witness to the faith almost by accident. Fleeing a legal charge, he ended up with a group of Dominicans headed for Japan, where they were all arrested, tortured, and finally executed.