Catholic Saints
My Prayer Partners
For decades, the saints have been my mentors in prayer, faith companions whom the centuries cannot separate, beloved friends.
Restless Hearts Fixed on God
I spend my last night of my pilgrimage to Italy on the balcony of my hotel room drinking wine and looking up at a heavy sky.
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God’s Love Is Boundless
The answer God promises to give to you or me will be unique to each of us.
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‘I Am the Vine, You Are the Branches’
Clare’s name means “light.” She is the bright, shining one who reflected God’s love into the world.
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The Eucharist Healed St. Francis
Thomas of Celano, an early friar and author of three hagiographies of Francis, wrote that the saint “burned with a love that came from his whole being for the sacrament of the Lord’s body.”
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A Humble Heart
God gives us everything we need to attain all of God’s gracious promises.
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Saint Bonaventure: Beauty, Light, and the Journey Into God
Discover the timeless wisdom of St. Bonaventure, the Seraphic Doctor, in this special Feast Day episode of the Franciscan Spirit Podcast. Dr. Timothy Weldon, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Saint Francis, explores Bonaventure’s theology of beauty, light, the ...
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