Staff 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.
A Lenten Journey toward Hope
Susan Hines-Brigger
February 24, 2025
Sometimes in life there can be two totally unrelated things that, upon closer look, are actually connected.
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High Hopes for the Jubilee
Christopher Heffron
January 24, 2025
A survey of the news hardly inspires hope.
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A Time to Rebuild
Franciscan Media
December 30, 2024
St. Francis told us to “begin again,” but first we need to rebuild the ruins in and around us.
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Far More Than What St. Francis Expected
Pat McCloskey, OFM
October 25, 2024
The crèche may be the most popular Christian devotional practice and example of inculturation (situating Jesus in every culture).
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Replacing Moral Outrage with Curiosity and Wonder
Stephen Copeland
September 24, 2024
It would be wise in our age to return to the wisdom that arose from Vatican II around the notion of inculturation—the idea that diversity within differing cultures contributes to a “deeper humanity” and a “better plan for the universe.”
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Shared Dignity Leads to Solidarity