Catholic Saints
Lent with the Saints: Sharbel Makhluf
Greg Friedman, OFM
February 28, 2020
Sharbel Makhluf was known for both his fasting and his care for those who sought him out for prayer and blessing.
St. Francis and the Taming of the Wolf
Murray Bodo, OFM
February 6, 2020
This beloved story of Francis and the wolf has a lot to teach us about peacemaking in our own times.
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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...
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St. Maximilian Kolbe: A Life of Heroic Love
Brian Jordan, OFM
January 27, 2020
Pope John Paul II canonized Conventual Franciscan Father Maximilian Kolbe in Rome on October 10, 1982.
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Learning to Let Go
Casey Cole, OFM
January 21, 2020
I have moved many times in my life. Twelve times, in fact.
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St. Francis de Sales: Champion of Prayer
Wendy M. Wright
December 27, 2019
As a prayer coach, St. Francis de Sales encourages us to jump in and swim in the grace of God.
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Raising Saints: A Message for Parents
Susan Hines-Brigger
November 6, 2019
I once heard a priest refer to everyone he met as a “saint.”
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