What Do I Need to Hear?

Susan Hines-Brigger October 23, 2025

We should all stop and listen in terms of both our faith and our everyday lives. There might be something very important that we need to hear.

Peace Prayer | Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash

Origin of Saint Francis’ Peace Prayer

Pat McCloskey, OFM October 23, 2025

I keep seeing Saint Francis of Assisi credited as saying, “Preach the gospel at all times. Use words if necessary.” I have looked in several places but cannot find where Saint Francis said this.

Pilgrims in Rome | Photo by Chris Czermak on Unsplash

Restless Hearts Fixed on God

Christopher Heffron October 22, 2025

I spend my last night of my pilgrimage to Italy on the balcony of my hotel room drinking wine and looking up at a heavy sky.

Family might mean different things to different people. You might have a “work family” or a “family of friends.” Take a moment to think of someone from one of these groups and let that person know who she or he is for you. They may be surprised and almost certainly delighted.

Embrace God’s Plan

Melanie Rigney October 21, 2025

Reflect He wanted to reunite Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians, and became a Capuchin friar as a step toward that desire. But Leopold Mandić’s