Will I See My Pet in Heaven?
Jack Wintz, OFM
February 4, 2020
The creation story of Genesis suggests that God’s care and love extend to all creatures.
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Straight Talk about Suicide
John Feister
February 4, 2020
For too long, suicide has been shrouded in darkness. Father Ronald Rolheiser, OMI, wants to bring this tragedy out of the shadows of shame and into the light of God’s healing love.
St. Maximilian Kolbe: Franciscan Martyr
Robert Ellsberg
January 29, 2020
On July 30, 1941, a prisoner escaped from Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi camp in Poland…
St. Peter’s Chair: Why a Celebration?
Fr. Don Miller, OFM
January 29, 2020
Did you ever celebrate a chair? Probably not, but we are not totally unfamiliar with the idea of a chair as a stand-in for its occupants, as well as for their role.
Film Reviews with Sister Rose
Rose Pacatte, FSP
January 29, 2020
This engaging drama, from director Fernando Meirelles and screenwriter Anthony McCarten, imagines the papacy of the Roman Catholic Church as never before.
Lent with a Shade of Green
Daniel Imwalle
January 29, 2020
We humans tend to compartmentalize just about every aspect of our lives, from what we do in mundane daily rituals to how we engage with entire holy seasons. There’s comfort in routine, to be certain. The cycle of holidays, holy days, and commemorative months provides us with a kind of rhythm in an often offbeat world. This month, for example, we mark the beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday on February 26, we celebrate love in all its forms on Valentine’s Day, and we honor the contributions and legacy of African Americans all month long.
‘I Was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me’: Father Ruskin Piedra
Peter Feuerherd
January 29, 2020
Filled with passion and energy, 85-year-old Father Ruskin Piedra works tirelessly to support and defend the immigrant community in his Brooklyn parish.
Quick Questions and Answers
Pat McCloskey, OFM
January 29, 2020
Why did God permit Jacob to trick Isaac into giving him Esau’s birthright?
Why Israel?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
January 29, 2020
Our Bible study group is reading the prophet Hosea. Someone asked, “Why did God choose Israel to be the chosen people? “
Notes from a Friar: God’s Greatest Love Song
Jack Wintz, OFM
January 28, 2020
The Gospels are a love story. And we’re a part of it.
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