Prayer

person reaching out a hand to help pull a man up.

Unsung Saints

Diane M. Houdek November 7, 2024

We can all think of people who have made a significant difference in the major decisions and directions of our lives.

The Depths of the Carceri

Stephen Copeland November 4, 2024

Eremo delle Carceri is a hermitage upon Mount Subasio where Francis and his brothers spent extended periods in prayerful solitude.

When Prayer Feels Empty

Stephen Copeland October 30, 2024

Father Murray Bodo, OFM, addresses the very real experience of the emptiness we sometimes encounter in prayer.

man in anguish and sorrow putting his hands in front of his face

Sinners, Too, Have Souls

Ilia Delio, OSF October 28, 2024

The centrality of the Crucified in the life of Francis suggests that Francis became a friend of Christ because he sought to follow Jesus who lived out of depth of love in obedience to the Father.

Dear Reader: ‘It Will Be Happier’

Christopher Heffron October 25, 2024

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, a poet I’ve long admired, once wrote that “hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier.’”