Editorial: A Legacy of Hate
Christopher Heffron
March 27, 2020
We cannot rewrite history—though it is our duty to learn from it.
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Christopher Heffron is the editorial director at Franciscan Media. This writer/editor loves urban hiking, pop culture, and useless information.
St. Francis: Lover of the Eucharist
Christopher Heffron
November 5, 2019
St. Francis of Assisi’s life is a study in contrasts. He is admired the world over, yet he’s a hard one to neatly categorize. Born into great wealth, the young Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone stripped himself, literally, of all material affluence to embrace “lady poverty.”
Psalm 25: GPS for My Soul
Christopher Heffron
August 14, 2019
When it hits me that I am hopelessly lost, on the road or in my life, I am reminded of a passage in the psalms that has taught me to abandon my fears and sometimes enjoy not knowing where I am going.
Fighting Climate Change
Christopher Heffron
April 19, 2019
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.
Pope Francis, Saint Francis: Models of Peace
Christopher Heffron
April 18, 2019
The faith life of Saint Francis was never still. Though he was comfortable with solitude and prayer, he was a doer.
The NAACP: Letting Freedom Ring
Christopher Heffron
January 24, 2019
The NAACP, by encouraging African Americans to realize their own potential, is continuing a legacy that has made the United States stronger, fairer.
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