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Visiting Prisoners: A Work of Mercy

Pat McCloskey, OFM June 15, 2026

Do Catholics take seriously the corporal work of mercy to visit those in prison? Do Catholic parishes and colleges or universities have this on their radar?

First, students at law schools in some Catholic universities have participated in “innocence projects ” that have led courts to release certain prisoners who did not commit the crime for which they have been found guilty and imprisoned. Some parishes have prison ministry groups.

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Pray the Words of St. Francis

Franciscan Media June 15, 2026

One of my favorite authors is the great Hoosier science fiction writer, Kurt Vonnegut. A theme he often plays with in many of his novels

Prayer for St. Anthony

Christopher Heffron June 12, 2026

St. Anthony may help us find keys or wallets when we lose them, but have you ever prayed to this great saint to help you

Claim Your Inner Freedom

Bruce Epperly June 12, 2026

Reflect Psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl asserts, “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” We

Praying for a ‘Happy Death’

Pat McCloskey, OFM June 12, 2026

Is it all right to ask God to give someone a happy death?

St. Anthony, Our Teacher

Jack Wintz, OFM June 11, 2026

In canonizing Anthony in 1232, Pope Gregory IX spoke of him as the “Ark of the Testament” and the “Repository of Holy Scripture.”

Resting in God

Herman Sutter June 11, 2026

Reflect “In peace I lie down and at once fall asleep,for it is You and none other, Oh Lord,who make me rest secure.” –Psalm 4:

Confirmation and the State of Grace

Pat McCloskey, OFM June 11, 2026

I am concerned that a relative of mine may not have been in the state of grace when he recently received the Sacrament of Confirmation. If so, does he need to receive that sacrament again? Is that true of every sacrament?

Loved by God, Found by St. Anthony

Fr. Don Miller, OFM June 10, 2026

As Julian of Spires wrote: “The sea obeys and fetters break/And lifeless limbs thou dost restore/While treasures lost are found again/When young or old thine aid implore.”