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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Easter and the Coming of the Holy Spirit
Msgr. Peter J. Vaghi
May 15, 2020
After the crucifixion of Jesus, Scripture tells us that the disciples were in the Upper Room and the doors were locked “for fear of the Jews” (John 20:19).
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Gianna Beretta Molla: A Saint for Mothers
Susan Hines-Brigger
May 15, 2020
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about being a mom, it’s that it’s not always easy. And that while we relish the tender moments, sometimes it involves making tough choices. Enter Saint Gianna Beretta Molla—pediatrician, wife, mother, saint.
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Letting the Eucharist Work in Us
Barbara Beckwith
May 15, 2020
Sister Holda, my Franciscan sixth-grade teacher at St. Peter’s in Skokie, Illinois, made all of us memorize Anima Christi.
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Encounters with Pope Francis
Tom Hoopes
May 15, 2020
And even that wasn’t the worst. “I was really emotional in a moment where really no one saw,” Boehner said in a press conference.
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Lenten Penance: Getting Back on Track
Albert Haase, OFM
May 15, 2020
Our understanding of penance is based on our understanding of sin.
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Eucharist: Jesus Always With Us
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 15, 2020
The majority of weekday Masses that I attended in the 1950s were “Low Masses” that involved no singing.
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