St. Anthony Messenger

June 2024

Dear Reader: ‘Peace to This House’

Christopher Heffron

Francis of Assisi had rather specific instructions for how his brothers should go about their lives.

Children sit in a Native American boarding school

Trauma and Truth: Native American Boarding Schools

Daniel Imwalle

Both the US government and the Catholic Church had a hand in the establishment and operation of Native American boarding schools, where, for nearly a century, thousands of children were sent without their parents’ consent.

I’d Like to Say: We Need to Stop ‘Othering’

Christopher Heffron

The time-honored practice of labeling and excluding those who differ from us is eating away at our Christian call to love one another.

Confronting Ageism

Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD

From the greeting card aisle to the workplace, negative stereotypes about aging abound. This author argues that it’s time to recognize and counter ageism.

Saint Anthony Is Second to Nobody

Christopher Heffron

Saint Anthony often plays for second with his brother, Saint Francis. But we love them both equally.

Interceding for One Another

María Ruiz Scaperlanda

Years ago, when any of my four children would run crying to me because of an injury or a fight, there was a good likelihood that I could make things better.