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The Cowl Doesn’t Make the Monk

Pat McCloskey, OFM July 16, 2026

Who decreed that all clergy and the majority of the many orders of brothers and sisters must wear black?

Saint Bonaventure: Beauty, Light, and the Journey Into God

Timothy Weldon July 15, 2026

Discover the timeless wisdom of St. Bonaventure, the Seraphic Doctor, in this special Feast Day episode of the Franciscan Spirit Podcast. Dr. Timothy Weldon, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Saint Francis, explores Bonaventure’s theology of beauty, light, the Cross, and the heart — showing how Franciscan spirituality leads us to see God in everyday life.

person giving another person apples as a gift.

The True Spirit of Generosity

Shannon K. Evans July 15, 2026

Living in a true spirit of generosity calls us to be generous with our thoughts, assumptions, interpretations, and acts of service, as well as with material possessions.

Creation Never Hurries

Kyle Kramer July 15, 2026

Creation will not hurry. Yet, as life thrives and evolves, God will accomplish everything.

Golden statue of Saint Joan of Arc on a horse

Were Any Soldiers Saints?

Pat McCloskey, OFM July 15, 2026

Are there any saints who were soldiers? What was their faith journey like?

Holy Mary, Mother and Mystic

Murray Bodo, OFM July 14, 2026

Mary’s life, like that of her son, will be a living out of her own canticle

I Will Begin Again

Christopher Heffron July 14, 2026

Starting over is part of life but that doesn’t make it easy! It takes grit to rebuild what has crumbled.

‘Catholics Seem Obsessed with Mary’

Pat McCloskey, OFM July 14, 2026

I am an evangelical Christian who is seriously considering conversion to Catholicism. Why do Catholics seem obsessed with Mary?

Countering Violence

Susan Hines-Brigger July 13, 2026

While incidents of violence range in scope and size, they all leave damage and suffering in their wake. Such violence stands in sharp contrast to the beauty of life that God created.