Clare and Francis: Assisi’s Most Dangerous Citizens
Sometimes we are so attracted to the saints for our own reasons that we fail to see how radical they were in their day.
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St. Francis of Assisi: Artisan of Peace
Interior peace is the awareness that God is and dwells in all of creation, and from that awareness flows the other three necessary elements of Pope Francis’s statement, namely, concern for nature, justice for the poor, and commitment to society.
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When Jesus Broke the Rules
What do you do when you know what is right, but the rules forbid it?
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St. Anthony: Help Us Find Healing!
Many of us have wanted to believe that the Catholic Church had finally turned a corner in dealing with the crime of clerical sexual abuse.
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The Gospels According to Saint Francis
Francis sums up his love for God in his simple little prayer: “My God and my all.”
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Fighting Climate Change
Pope Francis, who references his namesake 15 times in “Laudato Si’,” knows that the world’s poorest have the most to lose when environmental efforts slow down or stop altogether.
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