Prayer
St. Clare, Teacher
Sister Claire André Gagliardi, OSC
August 26, 2024
We live in a hurting world. Suffering overwhelms people. We are not removed from that reality.
St. Francis, Alone
Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
August 24, 2024
Curious and worried friends came to talk to Francis—some to join him, some to convince him to return to the safety inside the city walls.
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Cry, the Beloved Country
Christopher Heffron
August 23, 2024
Being this close to the election feels precarious—like we are at some great precipice, and my instinct is to slowly back away.
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Creativity and Soul-Making
Stephen Copeland
August 23, 2024
“What’s the fear?” she asked. I paused. “I guess I just feel like creativity is part of who I am. And when I don’t have time to create, I feel out of whack. How can I be a good dad ...
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The Canticle of the Creatures
Omer Englebert
August 23, 2024
The return to the Portiuncula was by way of Borgo San Sepolcro, Monte Casale, and Citta di Castello.
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Dr. Paul M. Lipowski, EdD
Janice Lane Palko
August 22, 2024
“It’s hard to escape or disconnect the Catholic faith from being Polish,” says Dr. Paul M. Lipowski, EdD, chief charism officer for the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement at Graymoor.
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St. Clare’s Canticle
Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
August 16, 2024
Clare’s love song came out of her own sufferings.
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