Franciscan Saints
Harvesting Justice
Behind every meal, there’s a story of sacrifice; Julie Taylor’s work at the National Farm Worker Ministry brings to light the often invisible and harsh realities of farm labor in the United States.
Mark Anthony Zarate, OFM: Being One with the Poor in the Philippines
Father Mark Anthony Zarate, OFM, is bringing the energy of a young priest to an urban Philippine parish of 10,000 Catholics.
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‘Your Heart Is to Be an Altar of God’
In writing to a Poor Clare, St. Bonaventure said, “Your heart is to be an altar of God. It is here that the fire of intense love must burn always.”
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St. Francis, Spirit-Filled
Francis no longer saw his body as something apart from him. He was his body; the spirit and body were one. He was one person.
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Carlo Acutis: Miracles, Holy Bread, and a Teen Saint in the Making
“Not me, but God,” Blessed Carlo Acutis is quoted as saying. When this author visited Assisi, she discovered the growing excitement surrounding the millennial teenager’s life, legacy, and sainthood cause.
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‘Come Before Him with Joyful Song’
Francis loved to sing. It freed his spirit and turned the human voice, so often an organ of selfishness and sin, into an instrument of celebration.
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Forgiveness Leads to Peace
As others have written, the person who benefits most from forgiving is the one who forgives.
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