God’s Peace
Christopher Heffron
April 18, 2025
St. Francis of Assisi was a medieval man to his core, yet his problems were not dissimilar to what we face today.
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The Incredible Procession
Maureen O'Brien
April 18, 2025
Good Friday is the most holy of days: The Veneration of the Cross is stark and sorrowful, yet so full of pure adoration from ordinary people.
Lent with Padre Pio: Good Friday
Franciscan Media
April 18, 2025
Padre Pio was investigated by the Vatican regarding his claims of the stigmata and many suggested that he was inflicting the wounds on himself.
Help Me Keep Watch with You, Jesus
Colleen Arnold, MD
April 17, 2025
In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus asked the disciples to keep watch while he prayed. He came back to find them asleep. “Could you not watch for one hour?”
What Is Your Song?
Stephen Copeland
April 17, 2025
A jazz saxophonist once put it this way: “Music pulls me deeper into being.”
Lent with Padre Pio: Holy Thursday
Franciscan Media
April 17, 2025
Though he did not eat very much, Padre Pio found great nourishment in receiving the Eucharist, just as we should.
Examine Your Conscience
Natalie Ryan
April 16, 2025
Having a contrite heart is an invitation to grind down your own ego, which can be painful at times. God welcomes you to participate in the process of humility with him.
Lent with Padre Pio: Wednesday of Holy Week
Franciscan Media
April 16, 2025
Padre Pio was fully aware of his flaws. Often he would write to his spiritual adviser and others lamenting his lack of patience or acceptance of God’s will.
Honoring Creation
Shannon K. Evans
April 15, 2025
Francis taught that in God we are connected to the earth and all created things. In the spiritual life we’re called to live attuned to this interdependence.
Pope Francis: The Good Shepherd
Christopher Heffron
April 15, 2025
Considering Pope Francis’ debilitating health issues, my mind always goes back to when his papacy was announced to the world.
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