Saint Maximilian

Franciscan Media March 14

Saint Maximilian of Tebessa—not to be confused with Saint Maximilian Kolbe who lived centuries later—refused military service and was martyred as a result.

Sharing the Word for March 14, 2022 – Second Week of Lent – Year 2

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk March 14, 2022

Loving the person who has harmed us in spite of the harm is precisely what constitutes forgiveness. How forgiving am I?

Creating Space

Julia Walsh, FSPA March 13, 2022

In each mystery of creation, there is open space. Consider the sacred spaces in your life. Are they open to receive whoever God sends?

Saint Leander of Seville was a Catholic bishop surrounded by Arians for much of his life. He fought hard to restore faith in the divinity of Christ, using the profession of the Nicene Creed as a tool.

Beyond the Serenity Prayer

Bruce Epperly March 12, 2022

Some things are unacceptable, and we need—with the Hebraic prophets—to challenge them. Wherever there is pain and injustice let me be an instrument of peace and justice.

Sharing the Word for March 12, 2022

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk March 12, 2022

Jesus tells us that we are called to treat others as God does. God gives us the capacity to be generous as he is generous by remaking us in his own image in baptism.

A Broken and Contrite Heart

Stephen Copeland March 11, 2022

In dark times we sometimes struggle to find words not only to pray but to describe what we are going through to anyone.

Saint John Ogilvie

Franciscan Media March 11

A convert from Calvinism, Saint John Ogilvie joined the Jesuits and was ordained to the priesthood. Doing secret ministry in Scotland, John was arrested and tortured for a number of days before being martyred on March 10, 1615.

Sharing the Word for March 11, 2022

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk March 11, 2022

It doesn’t matter if we have serious and valid grounds for complaint against our neighbor. What matters is whether we are willing to be reconciled to the neighbor.

Swimming in Trust

Patricia Breen McNeil March 10, 2022

In haste, Peter jumps out the boat when he realizes it’s Jesus and begins to walk. However Peter loses his focus when he gets distracted by all the elements of the storm.