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Along treacherous stretches of borderland between the United States and Mexico, Franciscans are working to respond to the humanitarian crisis there with faith and compassion.
The Franciscan Peacemakers have been helping women struggling with prostitution and poverty for over 25 years. Now some of the women they’ve helped are giving back.
Someone you love has come out as LGBTQ. Jim Martin, SJ, offers ways to respond with love, respect, and compassion.
Inspired by St. Francis, this author reaches beyond language and cultural differences to connect with Afghan refugees resettling in the United States.
Sister Anita Baird wants to make sure that every person’s vote matters, especially those in the minority.
Given the state of the world, as consumers of media, there’s value in mindless entertainment. But we also can use these avenues to understand those who differ from us, who face challenges we cannot imagine.
Sister Rose Pacatte, FSP, reviews “The Bad Guys,” “The Boys in Red Hats,” and “The Tale of the King Crab” in our June/July issue!
Today we hear Luke’s two versions of the Ascension of Jesus, one from his Gospel, the other from his Acts of the Apostles. As you might expect, the two accounts have some differences. These differences remind us that these accounts are not strict history, but rather written to teach a spiritual point.
This activity of the Spirit will take place in the context of the Church. Through the Church we have access to the action of the Spirit–active in us and for us.
The “Catechism of the Catholic Church” says that “No one is father as God is Father” (CCC 239). It is also true that no one is mother like Mary, and no one is friend, brother, or king like Jesus. At its core Christianity is still good, true, and beautiful.
