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What Is Lectio Divina?
Learn about this ancient contemplative practice.
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St. Francis and the Virgin Mary
What was at the heart of Francis' love for Our Lady? Friar Pat explains...
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Instruments of Peace
How can we build peace in these fractured times?
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5 Ways to Pray with Your Body
Integrating our spiritual and physical selves can lead to a richer prayer experience.
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Inspiration

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A Practical Guide to Death for Catholics  

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The Franciscan Spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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A Loud Amen: One Woman’s Journey as a Gay Catholic

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Parenting Kids with Autism 

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The Justice Lobby: Franciscans International 

Daily

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  • Saint of the Day

Saint Isidore the Farmer

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  • Minute Meditations

The Poetry of Letting Go

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  • Pause+Pray

To Truly Love

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  • Ask a Franciscan

‘Is Every Encyclical Infallible?’

Features

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My Visit to Padre Pio’s Tomb

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Senior Moments: Wisdom, Grace, and Courage

Meet the Holy Galilean Women

Meet the Holy Galilean Women

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The Social Justice Prophets

Commentary

Compassion

Living Big and Taking Compassion a Step Further

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Has the Time Come for Women Deacons? 

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Why It’s So Hard to Forgive 

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Media

Profiles & Vocations

Lidia Bastianich

Cooking with Chef Lidia Bastianich

James Foley

James Foley: Journalist, Man of Faith

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Hope through Music: An Interview with Father Rob Galea

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Richard Rohr: Modern-Day Mystic

Podcast

Episode 34

Guesnerth Josue Perea

Lectio Divina: How Sacred Reading Can Transform Our Lives
Episode 33

Greg Friedman, OFM

A Poet’s Approach to the Canticle of the Creatures
Episode 32

Eunice Park

A 50-Month Journey into Franciscan Poverty

Voices

Maureen O'Brien

Column: Let Us Pray
Whispers of Prayer from St. Clare 

Darleen Pryds, PhD

April 2025 Cover Story
Living ‘The Canticle of the Creatures’ 

Murray Bodo, OFM

Franciscan Spirit
St. Francis of Assisi: Preacher, Poet
Featured Issue

'That All May Be One'

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Franciscan Spirituality

That All May Be One 

Inspiration

Encounter Jesus the Healer 

Commentary

Celebrating Hispanic Culture 

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Saint Isidore the Farmer

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The Poetry of Letting Go

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To Truly Love

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‘Is Every Encyclical Infallible?’