Franciscan Inspirations: A Foundational Faith

Jim Van Vurst, OFM May 19, 2020

One of the beautiful characteristics of Jesus’ teachings is that his examples are easy to understand and down to earth.

Faith and Family for May 24: Go and Make Disciples

Franciscan Media May 19, 2020

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MT 28:16-20

The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

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by Father Greg Friedman, OFM

Is There More Power in Praying for One Person?

Pat McCloskey, OFM May 19, 2020

Q: When I pray a petition, I can’t help feeling that if I pray for one person only, the prayer will be stronger or more effective than if I pray for 20 people at once. For example, is “Please help David” a stronger prayer than “Please help all my family”?

The Social Mania behind Social Media

Christopher Heffron May 19, 2020

SocIal Media isn’t going away. So how do we navigate it?

Dr. Carolyn Woo’s Mission of Charity

Rafael Alvarez May 19, 2020

It has been a fantastic journey, these past six decades in the life of Carolyn Woo. It is a tale as much Ian Fleming as Thomas Merton, two parts nose-to-the-grindstone for each part prayer of international intrigue, hard work, excellence in all attempted, and faith beyond understanding.

Sharing the Word for May 19, 2020

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk May 19, 2020

Everything that was part of the rejection of Jesus will be reversed by the Advocate, who will see that righteousness triumphs.

Turning Empathy into Action

Melanie Rigney May 18, 2020

“The important thing is to do charity, not to talk about charity. We must understand the work with very poor people as a God’s chosen mission.” — Saint Irma Dulce Lopes Pontes

Living Life to the Full

Melanie Rigney May 18, 2020

“I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!” Jesus told the disciples (Luke 12:49).

A Choice to Be Radical

Melanie Rigney May 18, 2020

How in the world could a group of women, ranging in age from nine to ninety-three at their deaths, women formally canonized by the Catholic Church for heroic virtues and associated miracles, be considered radical? Because being a Christian is radical. The word radical comes from the Latin radicalis, meaning “of or relating to a root.” When Christ and his teachings are our foundation, we are on a radical path, a path people have struggled to walk for more than two thousand years.