Capuchin Franciscans: Solidarity with the Poor
Patrick Carolan
September 25, 2023
A group of Capuchin Franciscan friars in Boston is taking the idea of solidarity with the poor to a whole new level.
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Notes from a Friar: Loving the ‘Least of Us’
Mark Soehner, OFM
January 25, 2023
Moving is disorienting, no matter how often a person has done it.
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Covenant House: Forgotten No More
Peter Feuerherd
October 5, 2020
Housed in a nondescript building in the shadow of gleaming skyscrapers and high-end boutiques in Manhattan, Covenant House is a place of refuge and hope for teens and young adults left behind.
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Brother Al and the Canticle Café
Marylynn G. Hewitt, SFO
May 20, 2020
A Franciscan brings a song of love to the streets of Detroit.
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Homeless Like Me
Alicia von Stamwitz
May 17, 2020
She had taken me for a homeless woman, and she was afraid of homeless people like me.
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A Night with the Homeless
Shawn Burns
January 24, 2018
A sleepless night at a homeless shelter becomes a wake-up call for this volunteer.
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