Prayer for Broken Hearts
Christopher Heffron
November 28, 2025
It’s often when we feel most abandoned that God is closest to us. We get in the way of that union, but God knows are steps before we make them.
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Christopher Heffron
Christopher Heffron is the editorial director at Franciscan Media.
We Are Houses of God
Christopher Heffron
November 18, 2025
If we are made in God’s spirit, then our first “church” were the bodies given to us.
Surrounded by Saints
Christopher Heffron
November 17, 2025
The saints are popular because they are both holy and wholly relatable. Often we can find aspects of their lives that mirror our own.
The ‘Least of Us’ Are God’s Beloved
Christopher Heffron
November 10, 2025
We cannot find peace in chaos. In the noise and violence that surround us in this country every day, covering our ears and eyes is easy.
Find Your Joy
Christopher Heffron
November 8, 2025
Reflect With everything going on in our communities and in the greater world, it’s hard to be happy. But St. Francis of Assisi showed us
Francis of Assisi, Wedded to Poverty
Christopher Heffron
November 6, 2025
“And to this poverty, my beloved brothers, you must cling with all your heart, and wish never to have anything else under heaven.”
Do Not Fear the Next Steps
Christopher Heffron
October 31, 2025
Fear is human. It’s universal. It’s almost become a companion for some in these fractured times.