man wondering in the desert, surrounded by dead trees.

Wandering a Spiritual Desert

Melanie Rigney June 14, 2025

When Teresa of Ávila had a mystical encounter with an image of the wounded Jesus, the floodgates of her prayer life opened.

Rebuild My Church

Stephen Copeland June 13, 2025

The “Rebuild My Church” series in St. Anthony Messenger celebrates the transformative work of individuals, ministries, and organizations embodying St. Francis of Assisi’s call to heal and

St. Anthony, Help Me Find…

Ela Milewska June 13, 2025

We often call on St. Anthony when something is lost—but he was much more than a holy lost-and-found.

St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Beauty

Stephen Copeland June 13, 2025

St. Anthony of Padua, that Hammer of Heretics, serves as a model to me that I am to preach against any dualism within myself that blocks an openness to beauty.

Renouncing Sinister Lies About Ourselves

Martin J.P. Gianotti June 12, 2025

Do you ever catch yourself criticizing, cursing, or insulting yourself when you make a mistake, or something doesn’t go your way?

St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Well-Being

Daniel Imwalle June 12, 2025

Life can often feel like, in St. Anthony’s words, “choppy water,” and we can indeed lose our sense of bearing when things get chaotic or even hostile.

A Ministry of Care

Kathy Coffey June 11, 2025

Upon meeting obstacles, Katharine Drexel remarked that if they weren’t in her plans, they must’ve been in God’s. The next time you encounter a problem adopt her spirit.

St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Community

Susan Hines-Brigger June 11, 2025

One of my favorite stories of St. Anthony is the one about how, during the final years of his life, the friars built Anthony a treehouse in a large walnut tree not far from the friary.