Franciscan Spirituality

Image of Sister Mary Gemma Haris, TDR

Sister Mary Gemma Harris, TOR

Patricia Mish May 9, 2022

Sister Mary Gemma found encouragement in St. Francis, whose “radical love for God always inspired me. He set aside so many of the good things of this world in order to love Jesus and follow him more closely.”

Image and graphic of Sister Sharon Havelak, OSF

Sister Sharon Havelak, OSF

Janice Lane Palko May 9, 2022

“St. Francis is such a role model and is so important to our world today. The charisms that his life exemplified (poverty, contemplation, conversion, and minority) speak to me differently as I grow and change.”

God’s Grandeur

Christopher Heffron April 14, 2022

I admire those who see the world differently than I do. It's a gift that all visual artists have—and it's something I've envied my entire life.

Wounded Healers

Wounded Healers

Richard B. Patterson, PhD March 25, 2022

Walking through our own pain, with God’s help, leads us to reach out to others. Enjoy this look at wounded healers.

Creation

A Revelation on Creation

Kenneth Davis, OFM Conv March 25, 2022

This friar offers a prayerful meditation on creation.

My Own Canticle of the Creatures

My Own Canticle of the Creatures

Susie Forrester March 25, 2022

Pandemic isolation forced this photographer to capture the intricate and beautiful world around her.

Father Kevin Regan of the Archdiocese of Washington demonstrates the granting of absolution that occurs during the sacrament of reconciliation. The priest, acting in the person of Christ, can absolve a person of their sins with their contrition, confession and penance. (CNS photo/Nancy Phelan Wiechec) (Feb. 5, 2013) See LENT-CONFESSION Jan. 30, 2013. Editors: Photo was taken for the purpose of illustration and not during an actual confession.

Lent and the Sacrament of Reconciliation

Jim Van Vurst, OFM March 4, 2022

Now that we are in the midst of the Lenten season, parishes will be offering several opportunities to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation.