Franciscan Saints

The Words of Saint Anthony Live On

Jack Wintz, OFM June 12, 2017

Near the end of his life, Saint Anthony of Padua composed a collection of sermons or “sermon notes.”

Jeremy Harrington, OFM April 24, 2017

Francis of Assisi is my model. He saw the world as a paradise and everything in it as gifts of the Father.

Guest Blogger February 12, 2013

There is a story of Saint Francis eating with his friars one Easter.

Pat McCloskey, OFM November 1, 2008

“Don’t call me a saint,” Dorothy Day once said with irritation. “I don’t want to be dismissed so easily.”

Christopher Heffron June 26, 2007

This parish-based agency in Chicago offers hope to those jailed in both body and spirit.

Christopher Heffron November 1, 2006

Something I find most gratifying about the saints is that they exhibit characteristics that we find in ourselves.