Becoming a Friar
Richard Goodin, OFM
March 26, 2019
Many people—still living or long dead—guided me to the Franciscans. This is my vocation story.
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Lent with Richard Rohr: If You Don’t Get It Now, You Won’t Get It Then
Richard Rohr, OFM
March 21, 2019
Thursday of the Second Week of Lent | Readings: Jeremiah 17:5–10; Luke 16:19–31
Lent with Richard Rohr: Decision Precedes Depth
Richard Rohr, OFM
March 7, 2019
Thursday After Ash Wednesday | Readings: Deuteronomy 30:15–20; Luke 9:22–25
Brother Marinus: War Hero and Selfless Monk
Katie Rutter
February 25, 2019
After saving 14,000 refugees during the Korean War, Brother Marinus captain turned monk is being considered for sainthood.
Notes from a Friar: A Look at Hell
Jack Wintz, OFM
February 18, 2019
A lot of people have questions about heaven, hell, and purgatory. To better understand hell, let’s review a bit. Everything about God and us centers on relationship. Heaven is complete and perfect union with God for eternity. Purgatory is union with God (through sanctifying grace), which is imperfect and incomplete.
St. Josephine Bakhita, Pray for Us!
Camille Lewis Brown
February 8, 2019
The story of St. Josephine Bakhita remains a very moving testament to God’s providential hand on all who are called to do God’s great work. Although God’s work is often found in what some may call menial tasks, all work done in the name of the Lord is work of great magnitude in the eyes of God.
Choose to Speak Rather than Remain Silent
Camille Lewis Brown
February 2, 2019
Saint Cassian of Tangier models the ultimate Christian act of brotherhood and friendship. His decision to speak up for what is right clearly left him standing alone in the courtroom and later on at his beheading. There were no groups or persons with him to support his choice. There were no character witnesses to speak up for this one who embraced the unpopular Christian faith. Except for the unconditional love of our redeemer, Cassian was alone. With the simple utterance of “I am a Christian,” he was condemned. One might ask why he didn’t remain quiet.
The Remarkable Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe
María Ruiz Scaperlanda
January 25, 2019
Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe’s been featured in Time magazine and on CNN for her humanitarian work, but her faith, not fame, is what fuels her efforts to rescue abducted girls in South Sudan and Uganda.
Powerful Prayers to Saint Anthony of Padua
Jack Wintz, OFM
January 11, 2019
It is a venerable Christian tradition to turn in prayer to Anthony of Padua—and to other saintly men and women already enjoying the glorious presence of God.
Thank You, St. Elizabeth Seton
Jack Wintz, OFM
December 25, 2018
Elizabeth Seton had no special gifts. She was not a mystic or stigmatic. She did not prophesy or speak in tongues. She had two great devotions: abandonment to the will of God and an ardent love for the Eucharist.