Advent with the Saints: Katharine Drexel
Greg Friedman, OFM
December 18, 2024
In today’s Gospel Jesus sends a report to John the Baptist, who is in prison.
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Is Purgatory in the Bible?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
December 17, 2024
Why do Catholics teach that purgatory exists? I can’t find it in my Bible.
Brother Brian Henry Newbigging, OFM Conv
Daniel Imwalle
December 17, 2024
Brother Brian Henry Newbigging, OFM Conv, has a unique insight into the work that goes into making these beautiful, symbolic objects.
Advent with the Saints: Josephine Bakhita
Greg Friedman, OFM
December 17, 2024
The bitter history of slavery in the United States has been called by one historian “the original sin” of our country.
Heart of Desire
Stephen Copeland
December 17, 2024
Prayer can help us to “reset the button of desire” as we move deeper into our own hearts toward the God who resides there
Young man with Down syndrome named first ‘Angel of St. Pio’
OSV News
December 17, 2024
A young man with Down syndrome has been named the first “Angel of St. Pio” by the Saint Pio Foundation for his profound devotion to the beloved saint — and for his faithful perseverance in overcoming extraordinary challenges.
Advent with the Saints: Athanasius
Greg Friedman, OFM
December 16, 2024
The incarnation is at the heart of our faith, and what we celebrate in this season.
Using a Person’s Name as an Act of Reverence
Patricia Breen
December 16, 2024
A powerful lesson my dad taught me as a little girl was how using a person’s name is an act of reverence.
The Inbreaking of the Word: Week 3 of Advent
James Sabak, OFM
December 16, 2024
Father Jim Sabak, OFM, invites us into the hope of the Advent season and helps us to meditate upon and contemplate this past Sunday’s readings as we carry the Word with us into our weeks. In the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, may we prepare a place within ourselves for God to dwell…
Advent with the Saints: Mary
Greg Friedman, OFM
December 15, 2024
In our nativity scenes, the image of the Blessed Mother draws our line of sight from her eyes to the Infant Jesus.
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