The Inbreaking of the Word: Week 4 of Advent
James Sabak, OFM
December 23, 2024
From Father Jim: "While we celebrate the birth of Christ as this great memorial, as this great celebration, as this great solemnity. We are a people with feet in two worlds, the world to come and the world that is ...
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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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Saint Who? Deicolus of Lure
Brian O'Neel
May 19, 2020
A Saint for Senior Citizens • ca. 530–January 18, 625 • Memorial: January 18
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