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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The Spiritual Insight of Charlie Brown
Stephen Copeland
December 4, 2020
Charlie Brown’s emotional honesty, intellectual curiosity, and overall bravery—amidst unmet expectations, failure, shame, and humiliation—reflects the spiritual path for each of us.
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Franciscan Corner
Franciscan Media
December 1, 2020
Our neighborhood, once teeming with upwardly mobile immigrants, became one of the nation’s poorest during more recent decades. To their credit, the Franciscans remained here.
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‘Let Us Begin Again’: An Advent Invitation
Diane M. Houdek
November 27, 2020
Throughout the season of Advent, we explore the mystery of the Incarnation, Jesus letting go of divine splendor to embrace a human existence.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Advent
Pat McCloskey, OFM
November 27, 2020
Advent, which comes from the Latin word for arrival or coming, is a period of preparation for the birth of our Lord.
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Embracing Wisdom
Joseph Grant
November 24, 2020
Wisdom speaks of and leads to a bigger picture, a deep-seated awareness of wholeness, a sense of oneness, and interconnection.
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The Easiest Prayer Ever
James Martin, SJ
November 9, 2020
Plenty of people think they don’t pray well. Or that they somehow pray wrong. Or that everyone else has an easier time praying.
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