Build Bridges, Not Walls
Christopher Heffron
May 26, 2025
How is it that a 13th-century mystic can speak to a crisis that we face in our own time?
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Dear Reader: God Speed, Pope Francis
Christopher Heffron
May 25, 2025
Thank you, Pope Francis, for your service. We are better for it.
Pope Francis: A Pastor with the Smell of His Sheep
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 25, 2025
During and after his election as pope in March 2013, he was a man of many firsts.
Why It’s So Hard to Forgive
Mark P. Shea
May 25, 2025
As Christians, forgiving others may be the toughest thing Jesus has asked us to do. The author challenges us to start small and gradually learn to turn those who have hurt us over to God.
Editorial: Jesus’ Sacred Heart Connects Everything
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 25, 2025
Jesus’ sense of “heart” leads him to embrace the cross, where his side was pierced. The blood and water that flowed out energize and support the missionary vocation of all baptized persons.
When Your Prayers Feel Empty
Laura Stanko Britto
May 25, 2025
Many of us struggle with feeling disconnected from God at times. This author offers some helpful steps to enter God’s presence.
Let Us Pray: Living Hope
María Ruiz Scaperlanda
May 25, 2025
In a world full of strife, where cynicism and distrust often walk together, it is no wonder the late Pope Francis summoned believers to become “pilgrims of hope.”
The Pope In the Media
Franciscan Media
May 25, 2025
While there has been no shortage of news coverage about the death of Pope Francis, sometimes we need a more narrative form of storytelling to get us through the loss.
Faith and Family: A Mother’s Loss, Our Gain
Susan Hines-Brigger
May 25, 2025
If you ask any mother what her biggest fear is, the answer is probably going to be something bad happening to her child.
God Knows Me by Name
Sandy Howison
May 25, 2025
God, my loving parent, made me, cares for me, and calls me by name. It’s up to me to answer the call.
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