Catholic Saints
St. Francis Lived Honestly
Francis desired to live honestly. If the friars could do without something, then it belonged to a poor person who needed it.
Carlo Acutis: ‘Thy Eternal Summer Shall Not Fade’
When I think about Carlo Acutis, like everybody, I think of his youth. And that inevitably makes me think of my own teen years. The summer before my senior year of high school, Pete, a classmate of mine, was killed ...
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Pope Francis: A Pastor with the Smell of His Sheep
During and after his election in March 2013, Pope Francis was a man of many firsts.
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A Mother’s Loss, Our Gain
If you ask any mother what her biggest fear is, the answer is probably going to be something bad happening to her child.
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Lead Like St. Francis
When a leader leads as to elevate all their community, a rare thing happens: The leader opens herself or himself up to transformation.
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Born to Eternal Life
The resurrection, the foundation of Christian hope, is knitted into the very sinews of every deciduous ash, aspen, beech, birch, cherry, elm, and hickory tree.
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Padre Pio’s habit, rare relics coming to US