Franciscan Saints
‘Who are you, my God, and who am I?’
One of the stories about Francis of Assisi relates how a brother watched the saint in prayer, and heard him pray the words, “Who are you, Lord my God, and who am I?”
Lent with the Saints: Bernardine of Siena
Bernardine was acknowledged as a great preacher of the era. He had entered the Franciscans at age twenty-two, after spending time nursing plague victims in his hometown of Siena, Italy.
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Lent with the Saints: Anthony of Padua
Exodus 32:7–14; Psalm 106:19–20, 21–22, 23; John 5:31–47 Before he became the “go-to” saint for finding lost objects, St. Anthony of Padua had another nickname: “The Hammer of Heretics.”
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St. Francis and the Taming of the Wolf
This beloved story of Francis and the wolf has a lot to teach us about peacemaking in our own times.
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Will I See My Pet in Heaven?
The creation story of Genesis suggests that God’s care and love extend to all creatures.
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St. Maximilian Kolbe: Franciscan Martyr
On July 30, 1941, a prisoner escaped from Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi camp in Poland...
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St. Maximilian Kolbe: A Life of Heroic Love
Pope John Paul II canonized Conventual Franciscan Father Maximilian Kolbe in Rome on October 10, 1982.
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