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Where Was God?

Pat McCloskey, OFM September 25, 2017

If God was taking care of me when I was in the military and killing people, then why was God not taking care of them at the same time?

Where is God when someone takes a life in self-defense? A just war presumes that soldiers on each side are acting in legitimate self-defense.

Where was God when Cain murdered his brother, Abel? When children are abused by family members, teachers, or members of the clergy? When elderly people are swindled out of their life’s savings?

In the fallout of the ensuing schism, it’s easy to forget that Martin Luther (1483–1546), soon-to-be-arch-heretic, was once a pious monk. An earnest student of the law and scion of Saxony’s nouveau riche, his life was abruptly altered when his family’s patron saint, St. Anne, delivered him from a frightful storm. He sold his things, changed faculties from law to theology, and settled in the Augustinian Cloister in Erfurt.

St. Francis of Assisi: Journeys and Dreams

Murray Bodo, OFM September 24, 2017

For Francis of Assisi, Jesus had been his support, always whispering into his ear, “Francis, little one, never doubt my love. I will never leave you.”

Mother Teresa: A True Saint

Kerry Walters September 6, 2017

In his autobiographical The Seven Storey Mountain, Thomas Merton remembers a conversation with poet Robert Lax.

Bernard of Quintavalle: First Companion of Saint Francis

Robert Ellsberg August 30, 2017

Bernard of Quintavalle, one of the wealthiest young men of Assisi, became intrigued by reports about one of his peers—Francesco di Bernardone—who had recently aroused ridicule by his ostentatious embrace of poverty.

Top Catholic Magazines

Franciscan Media August 25, 2017

Founded in 1911, the Catholic Press Association (CPA) of the United States and Canada, according to its directory, reaches over 26 million people through Catholic magazines, media, and diocesan newspapers. That’s many faith lives touched every month!

Here is a sampling of some of the best Catholic periodicals in North America. All descriptions are via the CPA directory and the websites for these publications.

The Seven Sorrows of Mary

Jeanette Martino Land August 24, 2017

Let us ponder the seven sorrows of Mary.

Blessed Stanley Rother

María Ruiz Scaperlanda August 24, 2017

Blessed Stanley Rother’s September 23 beatification is a testament to his legacy as peacemaker and martyr.

All In with Harry Connick Jr.

Rose Pacatte, FSP August 24, 2017

Harry Connick Jr., a world-famous actor and musician, has a driving force: his Catholic faith.

Why Was Lucifer Created?

Pat McCloskey, OFM August 24, 2017

Why were Lucifer and his band of angels created when God knew what would happen to him and the human race?

Your question presumes that God acts in time as humans do: past, present, future. That, however, is a human restriction on God. God created Lucifer for the same reason that God created everything else: to share life. Unfortunately, Lucifer eventually resented his subordinate status and led a revolt of angels. The question “What did God know when? ” is framed in terms of human time.