Franciscan Spirituality

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A Friar Reflects on the Hope of Lent

The word season has many meanings, and each tells us something about what Lent can and should mean for us.

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At Kolbe House, an arrested criminal is seen in this illustration photo. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation March 24, 2021, making Virginia the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty. (CNS photo/Victor Pena, Reuters)

Kolbe House: The Saving Grace of Prison Inmates

This parish-based agency in Chicago offers hope to those jailed in both body and spirit.
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9/11

Can We Forgive 9/11?

Where was God when these things happened, and why did God allow them to happen? How, as a country, do we deal with the sense of violation we feel by those events, and how do we come to terms with ...
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