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St. Maximilian Kolbe: Franciscan Martyr

January 29, 2020

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

January 27, 2020
Pope John Paul II canonized Conventual Franciscan Father Maximilian Kolbe in Rome on October 10, 1982.
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Man staring out the window | Photo by Anaya Katlego on Unsplash

Be Still and Know

January 23, 2020
I believe we are naturally restless people.
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Travel luggage with stickers | Photo by Mary J. Friedrich on Unsplash

Learning to Let Go

January 21, 2020
I have moved many times in my life. Twelve times, in fact.
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Eucharist | Photo by Rachel Moore on Unsplash

St. Francis: Lover of the Eucharist

November 5, 2019
The Eucharist was the summit of St. Francis' faith life.
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Facing Life’s Monsters

October 13, 2019
It’s October, and the long sunlight in the afternoons and the coming chill in the air sing the approach of autumn. Fall has always been my favorite season, with hayrides and visits to the apple orchards south of Chicago with ...
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Why St. Francis Belongs on the Birdbath

September 25, 2019
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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