Franciscan Saints

St. Maximilian Kolbe: Franciscan Martyr

On July 30, 1941, a prisoner escaped from Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi camp in Poland...
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People walk in dense fog in the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp during ceremonies in late January marking the 73rd anniversary of the liberation of the camp and International Holocaust Victims Remembrance Day in in Oswiecim, Poland. (CNS photo/Kacper Pempel, Reuters)

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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Raising Saints: A Message for Parents

I once heard a priest refer to everyone he met as a “saint.”
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Scene from A Hidden Life

Two New Movies That Matter: Harriet & A Hidden Life

At first glance they couldn’t be more different. But the subjects of these two new films are united by their heroic devotion to faith and justice.
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Why St. Francis Belongs on the Birdbath

Since his death, St. Francis of Assisi has been the subject of some of the world’s most admired works of art.
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Peace and Good sign

Caring for Creation

Ecological spirituality is a way of love, a way of moderation, gratitude, wonder, praise, care, and communion with creation.
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