The Catholic Church and the Fall of the Roman Empire
Marcellino D'Ambrosio
April 18, 2017
This writer and historian looks at the ascension and descension of this once great empire.
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Mother Teresa: From Holy Life to Eternal Life
Kerry Walters
April 17, 2017
One of the mainstays of Mother Teresa’s spirituality was a willingness to suffer in the service of others, to share their material poverty and, as she eventually came to believe, Christ’s passion. But in the final decade of her life, ill health was added to her burden of suffering. Years of backbreaking work finally caught up with her, and her body began to give way.
Body and Earth: Reclaiming the Connection
Ragan Sutterfield
April 17, 2017
All good work should connect us—bodies and souls, creatures and creation.
Holy Saturday
Franciscan Media
April 15, 2017
Holy Saturday is, as it were, a symbol of everyday life which is a mean between the abysmal terror of Good Friday and the exuberant joy of Easter. The Holy Saturday of our life must be the preparation for Easter, the persistent hope for the final glory of God. If we live the Holy Saturday of our existence properly, this will not be a merely ideological addition to this common life as the mean between its contraries.
Lent with Pope Francis: True Concern for the Poor
Diane M. Houdek
April 10, 2017
Selfishness leads nowhere and love frees. Those who are able to live their lives as a gift to give others will never be alone and will never experience the drama of the isolated conscience.
Lent with Father Casey Cole: Filling a Hungry Heart
Casey Cole, OFM
April 7, 2017
Chinese food is one of the many gifts from God on this earth. Cheap, easily accessible, usually sold in enormous quantities, and basically uniform in quality across the country.
Lent: More Than Penance
Leonard Foley, OFM
April 4, 2017
To think of Lent only as a time of penance is to do it an injustice.
The Legend of Pope Joan
Christopher M. Bellitto, PhD
April 1, 2017
Though she never existed, the myth persists for a reason.
Lent with Father Casey Cole: Death
Casey Cole, OFM
March 31, 2017
My grandmother lived a very long, full life. In the 91 years before she died, she raised a family of 10 children—her crown jewel—who then produced her 28 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Paulina Cerrilla: Rising Star
J.D. Long-Garcia
March 30, 2017
A strong faith is guiding Paulina Cerrilla.