Live with Intention

Terry Hershey November 17, 2020

Living intentionally and fully alive—from a place of groundedness, being at home in our own skin—is not a technique.

Wait with Openness

Patricia Breen McNeil November 17, 2020

Trust in the slow work of God. If we try to control our life, we will never be at peace. Wait with openness and unclench your fists.

Marcellino Micallef, OFM

Patricia Mish November 17, 2020

In response to the growing number of refugees, poor, and the homeless, Father Marcellino and the friars decided to transform their historic monastery’s former refectory into a soup kitchen.

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Franciscan Media November 17

She died before her 24th birthday, but in those few years Saint Elizabeth of Hungary was a wife, mother, queen, widow, the founder of a hospital, and did other charitable works of mercy.

Followers of St. Francis: Serving the Overlooked

Christopher Heffron November 16, 2020

As many as 4,538 residents experience homelessness on any given day. Milwaukee, in particular, is beset by homelessness, prostitution, and human trafficking.

Saint Margaret of Scotland was considered Scottish because her family was rescued by the king of Scotland as they fled William the Conqueror. She married the king and introduced him and his country to a more cultured life. They had six sons and two daughters.

You Are Blessed

Terry Hershey November 15, 2020

To be blessed, is to know that place of no striving.

Saint Albert the Great

Franciscan Media November 15

Saint Albert the Great was a highly influential 13th-century German Dominican. Probably best known in philosophical circles as the master of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Saint Albert deserves recognition on his own. He was a voracious writer who composed a compendium of all knowledge.

The Gift of the Saints

Jeff Cavins November 14, 2020

The Church has given us the gift of the saints to show that God does great things in people’s lives.

Saint Gertrude the Great

Franciscan Media November 14

Saint Gertrude, a Benedictine nun, was one of the great mystics of the 13th century. Her form of spirituality was a blend of liturgical and personal prayer rooted in the Scriptures.