Is Filing for Bankruptcy a Sin?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 25, 2018
Is it a sin and against my Catholic religion to file for bankruptcy? Does it violate the Seventh Commandment: Thou shalt not steal?
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What Does God ‘s Word Say About Addiction?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 25, 2018
How do you help your child when drug addiction has taken hold of him or her? What does God’s word say about this situation?
Two-Edged Sword?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 25, 2018
What does Scripture mean when it uses the expression two-edged sword? How many times does it use this term?
Finding Safe Haven in Detroit
Patricia Montemurri
June 24, 2018
A Catholic agency helps resettle families from war-ravaged Syria and Iraq, helping their dreams of a better future become a reality.
Notes from a Friar: Pope Francis Said What?
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
June 23, 2018
You may recall Pope Francis’ statement a couple of years ago concerning God’s love.
You and Your Health: Praying for Healing
Karen Zielinski, OSF
June 18, 2018
I think about the challenges of living each day with a chronic disease. A big part of my coping is through prayer.
Film Reviews with Sister Rose
Rose Pacatte, FSP
June 18, 2018
Sister Rose Pacatte, FSP, reviews The Seagull, Summer 1993, and Beast.
Franciscan Inspirations: Grains of Sand
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
June 15, 2018
Jesus spoke of the potential of the tiny mustard seed: “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to [this] mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you” (Lk 17:6).
How Saint Anthony Found Me
Fr. Don Miller, OFM
June 13, 2018
Saint Anthony of Padua is a name that conjures up many ideas and images: some factual, some the stuff of legends, some just plain silly.
Alive with the Spirit
Stephen J. Binz
June 8, 2018
Saint Junipero Serra had a vision that did not turn out as he originally conceived, after human sinfulness overwhelmed the design, as it did in the Garden of Eden. Yet the Holy Spirit succeeded, and the missions he founded today are sacred places, alive with God’s Spirit and God’s people.
The faithful who inhabit and tend these missions can give hope to all pilgrims, that however flawed our own efforts are, the Gospel will still find a way.