Saint Francis for Seekers
Over 40 years ago, a gentle Franciscan high school teacher penned a seminal book about Saint Francis. It wasn’t a biography or a treatise on the little Poor Man of Assisi but a romantic, imaginative work that presents the saint from the ...
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St. Anthony: Portugal’s Favorite Son
In this month of celebration, it’s difficult to believe that Anthony ever left the city of his birth. He surely can be found there now.
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Prayers to Saint Anthony of Padua
It is a venerable Christian tradition to turn in prayer to Anthony of Padua—and to other saintly men and women already enjoying the glorious presence of God.
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How Saint Anthony Found Me
Saint Anthony of Padua is a name that conjures up many ideas and images: some factual, some the stuff of legends, some just plain silly.
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St. Anthony’s Franciscan Spirit
There are three giants in the earliest years of Franciscanism: Saints Francis, Clare, and Anthony. Francis and Clare, of course, were founders. In the broadest sense, one could think of Francis as the heart of the movement, a heart profoundly ...
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