Franciscan Spirituality

Cross and a valley | Photo by Yannick Pulver on Unsplash

Lent with Father Casey Cole: Called to Mission, Together

“If you want something done right, do it yourself.”

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cross in the sky | Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash

Lent with Father Casey Cole: Called to Fail

“Why do bad things happen to good people?”
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hand print with a heart | Photo by Rod Long on Unsplash

Five Ways to Say, ‘I Love You’

The message of Valentine’s Day so often gets lost amid all the material aspects of the day.
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homeless man

A Night with the Homeless

A sleepless night at a homeless shelter becomes a wake-up call for this volunteer.
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St. Josephine Bakhita is represented in this statue by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz in this photo released by the Holy See Press Office Feb. 3, 2022. St. Bakhita, who was sold into slavery as a child, is the patron saint of the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, which is marked on her Feb. 8 feast day. (CNS photo/courtesy Holy See Press Office)

St. Josephine Bakhita—A Model of Faith

Her kidnappers gave her the name Bakhita, meaning "fortunate. " Her life in captivity wasn't quite so. Born in Darfur in 1869, Josephine Bakhita was taken by Arab slave traders when she was 9.
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Peace

How to Be an Instrument of Peace

Saint Francis of Assisi once summed up the mission of the community he founded. “Brothers,” he said, “we have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way.”
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Solanus Casey’s Beatification Explained

All around the United States, people will celebrate the life of this holy Capuchin friar in November.
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