St. Francis and the Eucharist
Pat McCloskey, OFM
September 27, 2019
What did the Eucharist mean to St. Francis? How did he express his devotion to it?
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Pat McCloskey, OFM
Pat McCloskey, OFM, is the Franciscan advisor for St. Anthony Messenger and the writer of its "Ask a Franciscan" column.
Why Does a Baptized Person Need the RCIA?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
August 23, 2019
Why does a baptized adult have to go through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)? Such a person may already know almost everything about the Catholic religion, its prayers, and the Ten Commandments.
Why So Few Catholic Bible Study Groups?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
August 23, 2019
Why doesn’t the Catholic Church encourage its members to establish small groups for
Bible study? Aren’t many Catholics joining nondenominational churches to go deeper into their faith and have a closer connection with other believers?
Will I Know Him?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
August 23, 2019
My husband died of cancer almost two years ago. He was the love of my life as I was his. Will I ever see him again and be with him?
Yes, you will see him and be with him. Jesus’ teaching that those in heaven “neither marry nor are given in marriage ” (Mt 22:30) is a caution against thinking that life in heaven is simply an extension of life on earth. Being in God’s immediate presence changes everything. Saints there are aware of each other.
Grieving Family Members
Pat McCloskey, OFM
August 2, 2019
Q. For six years, I was the sole caregiver of my mom and my aunt. They died eight weeks apart. I miss them so much; they were my best friends, and we did everything together. I still grieve their deaths, especially during the holidays. I cry often, but I offer all my loneliness, sadness, and Masses for the holy souls in purgatory. When will my pain and loneliness ease? I am very active in my local parish.
Clare and Francis: Assisi’s Most Dangerous Citizens
Pat McCloskey, OFM
July 26, 2019
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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