St. Francis of Assisi
Friar Christopher Panagoplos, TOR
Janice Lane Palko
May 23, 2024
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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Love Conquers Sin
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 20, 2024
It was because Christ was the perfect adorer of God, the perfect bridge between creatures and the Creator, that he could bridge the gap created by sin.
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Divine Beyond the Mind
Stephen Copeland
May 17, 2024
Bonaventure and Francis each came to La Verna with aching hearts and heavy minds.
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Bedrock of Franciscan Peacemaking
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 12, 2024
Mutual giving and receiving is the bedrock of Franciscan peacemaking.
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A Vision of Shalom
Bruce Epperly
April 26, 2024
Those who follow the spirit of the Lord’s Prayer become mystical activists seeking to incarnate God’s realm “on earth as it is in heaven.”
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Jane DeRose-Bamman, OFS
Daniel Imwalle
April 25, 2024
Born and raised in the Catholic faith in Lansing, Michigan, Jane DeRose-Bamman, OFS, has long been connected to her faith by way of family, education, and parish communities she’s belonged to.
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I’d Like to Say: We Need to Stop ‘Othering’
The time-honored practice of othering those who differ from us is eating away at our Christian call to love one another.