God's view | Photo by Pawel Janiak on Unsplash

What Does God Look Like?

Joe McHugh May 14, 2020

We can find glimpses of the Divine all around us.

Celebrity chef Father Leo Patalinghug displays a Lenten seafood pasta meal he prepared in his Baltimore kitchen Feb. 24, 2016. During a Nov. 22, 2019, session at the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, Father Patalinghug, better known as the "the cooking priest," provided a different kind of recipe, "Five Steps to Become a Teenage Saint," to help youths get to heaven. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

Father Leo Patalinghug: Connecting Food and Faith

Susan Hines-Brigger May 14, 2020

Why do we have to limit Thanksgiving to once a year? That’s what this food-loving priest wants to know.

Text, post, tweet, pin, repeat. Text, post, tweet, pin, repeat. The unfailing cadence of the millennial generation. The drum of social media and connectivity that beats faster every day, pushing my generation onward as if it were the refrain of our having been told as adolescents to walk to the beat of our own drums.

Friar Alessandro’s Joyful Voice

Murray Bodo, OFM May 14, 2020

This humble friar from Assisi has become
a worldwide singing sensation.

Catholics among Mormons

Carol Ann Morrow May 14, 2020

What is it like to be Catholic in a land settled and populated mostly by Latter-day Saints? Special challenges to the Catholic community develop special strengths, agree Salt Lake City Catholics in interviews with St. Anthony Messenger.

Understanding Annulments

John T. Catoir, J.C.D May 14, 2020

My heart goes out to the many good people who have suffered the tragic breakup of their marriage. I would advise anyone in such a situation not to be afraid of the Church’s rules and regulations.

Sharing the Word for May 14, 2020

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk May 14, 2020

Jesus calls not just for love between himself and his followers but also for love between the disciples themselves. This love will be a source of joy in the community of believers.

Lourdes: 150 Years of God's Healing Care

Father John Lochran May 13, 2020

The message of Lourdes goes beyond physical healing. Our Lady brings about in us a healing of the heart, where Jesus most wants to touch us all.

Franciscan Inspirations: Mary at the Cross

Jim Van Vurst, OFM May 13, 2020

Both the devotion of Mary and the women witnessing Jesus’ death—and the gift of Mary as mother to us—are truths we cannot be without.

Pontius Pilot and Jesus | Photo by Francesco Alberti on Unsplash

Franciscan Inspirations: Power Failures

Jim Van Vurst, OFM May 13, 2020

One of the sure signs of maturity occurs when a young person begins to be accountable for his or her acts and decisions. It’s one of the nicest presents a young person can give his or her parents.