Franciscan Saints
Sister Barbara Vano, OSF
Janice Lane Palko
June 25, 2024
“I think God is remarkably patient—and has a great sense of humor,” Sister Barb says.
Anthony: The Hammer of Heretics
Jack Wintz, OFM
June 9, 2024
Anthony traveled tirelessly in both northern Italy and southern France, choosing to enter the cities where the heretics were strongest.
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Love Pours Forth
Carol Ann Morrow
June 6, 2024
When I once preached on the wedding feast at Cana, I suggested that the six stone jars had a moral interpretation: six ways to purify the soul.
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The Place You Call Holy
Carol Ann Morrow
June 5, 2024
Forget your cell, your cave, your place of prayer and be where you are—and in no other place.
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Friar Christopher Panagoplos, TOR
Janice Lane Palko
May 23, 2024
If you know anything about Altoona, it’s that the western Pennsylvania town is noted for two things: railroads and the Horseshoe Curve.
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Bedrock of Franciscan Peacemaking
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 12, 2024
Mutual giving and receiving is the bedrock of Franciscan peacemaking.
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Saint Anthony Is Second to Nobody