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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Reflecting on Death with Francis of Assisi
Greg Friedman, OFM
October 1, 2017
Around the world in October, we Franciscans celebrate the Feast of St. Francis (October 4).
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Mother Teresa: A True Saint
Kerry Walters
September 6, 2017
In his autobiographical The Seven Storey Mountain, Thomas Merton remembers a conversation with poet Robert Lax.
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Bernard of Quintavalle: First Companion of Saint Francis
Robert Ellsberg
August 30, 2017
Bernard, one of the wealthiest young men of Assisi, became intrigued by reports about one of his peers—Francesco di Bernardone—who had recently aroused ridicule by his ostentatious embrace of poverty.
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Top Catholic Magazines
Franciscan Media
August 25, 2017
Founded in 1911, the Catholic Press Association (CPA) of the United States and Canada, according to its directory, reaches over 26 million people through Catholic magazines, media, and diocesan newspapers. That’s many faith lives touched every month! Here is a ...
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Martha and Mary: Jesus Loves Them Both
Colleen C. Mitchell
July 26, 2017
Because I am a lot like Martha, I’ve always balked at the interpretations of this story that make it seem as if there is something intrinsically flawed in Martha’s nature.
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Models of Faith: St. Mary Magdalene
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
July 21, 2017
Thanks to the Gospels, we know who Jesus’ disciples were.
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