Franciscan Spirituality

Saint Anthony of Padua holds Jesus

Saint Anthony Is Second to Nobody

Saint Anthony often plays for second with his brother, Saint Francis. But we love them both equally.

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A boy kneels in prayer before an image of Blessed Carlo Acutis during eucharistic adoration April 7, 2022, at St. Rita of Cascia Church in the South Bronx, N.Y. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz, CNS)

Pope Recognizes Miracle Needed for Church’s First ‘Millennial’ Saint

Pope Francis formally recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian teenager whose birth in 1991 will make him the first “millennial” to become a saint.
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The Bible and Social Media

What does the Bible say about our use of social media? 
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Friar Christopher Panagoplos, TOR

If you know anything about Altoona, it’s that the western Pennsylvania town is noted for two things: railroads and the Horseshoe Curve.
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Divine Beyond the Mind

Bonaventure and Francis each came to La Verna with aching hearts and heavy minds.
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Take Nothing for the Journey

No matter what I come to expect, no matter how large and creative I think my imagination is, I always fall short of what God wants to accomplish.
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Forgive Yourself

Who of us has not agonized over decisions, actions, or omissions that caused pain to others and ourselves?
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