Elizabeth Ann Seton: A Profoundly Human Saint
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
May 9, 2020
Daughter, wife, mother, widow, friend—all of these describe Elizabeth Ann Seton, this first American-born saint.
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Saint Christopher: Fact or Fiction?
Christopher Heffron
May 9, 2020
Saint Christopher—patron of travelers—is one of the most endearing for Catholics. His life and story, bordering somewhere between legend and legitimacy, is an exercise in service, grace, and love.
Elizabeth Ann Seton: A Patron Saint in Times of Quarantine
John Tuttle
May 5, 2020
At the beginning of the 19th century, New York City was a prosperous urban development. With a population of some 60,000 at the time, it served as a primary center for trade.
Saint Joan of Arc’s Message for Today
Barbara Beckwith
April 28, 2020
Was Joan of Arc inspired? Was she mentally ill? Does her example of armed resistance have anything to say to Americans mired in unrest?
Sacred Heart of Jesus Prayers: A Collection of Devotions
Anne Costa
April 15, 2020
O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing,
I adore you, I love you and will a lively sorrow for my sins.
I offer you this poor heart of mine.
Make me humble, patient, pure, and wholly obedient to your will.
Jesus’ Forgotten Commandment: Forgive Yourself
Richard B. Patterson, PhD
February 25, 2020
The key to loving your neighbor is learning how to love yourself.
St. Maximilian Kolbe: Franciscan Martyr
Robert Ellsberg
January 29, 2020
On July 30, 1941, a prisoner escaped from Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi camp in Poland…
Day of the Dead: A Celebration of Life
Amadu Haruna (photos) | Daniel Imwalle (text)
October 29, 2019
Each year on the Day of the Dead, the typically somber setting of a cemetery is transformed into a festive and colorful place of honor and remembrance of departed loved ones.
Two New Movies That Matter: Harriet & A Hidden Life
Rose Pacatte, FSP
October 29, 2019
At first glance they couldn’t be more different. But the subjects of these two new films are united by their heroic devotion to faith and justice.
The Letters of Saint Thérèse, Pt. 2
Franciscan Media
October 12, 2019
Thérèse has much to teach our age of the image, the appearance, the “self.”