Lent with Padre Pio: Easter Sunday
Franciscan Media
April 20, 2025
As we celebrate Sunday, let us remember to move forward in the spirit of Padre Pio—caring for and serving others so that they may come to know Christ.
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A Forgiving Thankfulness
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 21, 2020
Thanksgiving Day dinners can be challenging occasions for growth. Here are four reminders that may be useful during this holiday season, as well as year-round.
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Lent: More Than Giving Up Something
Susan Hines-Brigger
May 21, 2020
As parents, we know that kids always ask, “Why?” about everything.
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Living Simply: Clean out Your Home, Mind, and Soul
Susan Hines-Brigger
May 21, 2020
There is a spiritual dimension to spring cleaning. It has to do not only with cleaning, but also with having fewer things to clean — simplifying our lives so that we aren’t consumed with our stuff or distracted by clutter.
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Simple Indoor Exercises
Christopher Heffron
May 20, 2020
Here are five simple, at-home exercises to keep our hearts and bodies strong.
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Elizabeth Ann Seton: Pioneer Saint of a Young Nation
Judy Ball
May 20, 2020
It was exactly three quarters of the way into the 20th century before the United States could claim its first native-born saint: Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton.
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Franciscan Inspirations: St. Joseph
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
May 20, 2020
Next to Mary, the mother of Jesus, there was no one closer to Jesus than Joseph, the spouse of Mary and the carpenter of Nazareth.
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