A Look Back at the Life of Padre Pio
Throughout his life, the boy who became Padre Pio was to bear a huge resemblance to the seraphic saint.
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The Mercy of Francis
In 2013, when Pope Francis came to Assisi for the feast of Saint Francis, I happened to be there as a guide with a group of pilgrims making the Assisi Pilgrimage Program.
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What Is Your View on Reality?
Everybody looks at the world through their own lens, a matrix of culturally inherited qualities, family influences, and other life experiences.
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Saint Francis for Seekers
Over 40 years ago, a gentle Franciscan high school teacher penned a seminal book about Saint Francis. It wasn’t a biography or a treatise on the little Poor Man of Assisi but a romantic, imaginative work that presents the saint from the ...
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St. Francis: Inspired By the Cross
Francis of Assisi’s “Prayer Before the Crucifix” does not start with “Woe is me” or some dark misery of the heart.
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Saint Francis Makes Bethlehem Real
A joyful Christmas to you! Thanks for spending a minute with me on this great day.
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