An Image of Easter
Fr. Blane Grein, OFM
One image you can bring in for Easter is the idea that things lose their leaves in the winter, and when the...
Letting the Spirit Lead
Fr. Robert Seay, OFM
My style of preaching is very unconventional. I do have some notes; I come across themes and look at other things, maybe...
Her Goodness Lights Up the Darkness
Cheerful and dependable, Marie is out and about before dawn.
BY ED GURA, OFM
On a dark, windy and cold fall morning I was startled by...
Franciscan Joy: A Love Affair With Words
Fr. Murray Bodo writing in Assisi
I’ve made a life of words. Making up words, delighting in words: their sound, their meaning, their beauty. "Belly button,"...
A Glimpse of Life in Poverty
They learned what it was like to live in poverty, says Fr. Cliff Hennings (top row center)
BY CLIFFORD HENNINGS, OFM
Lent is a wonderful time...
Parents as Pupils
Twice a month when Sunday Mass ends, about 60 people follow Br. Al Mascia across the street from Our Lady of La Salette Church in Berkley, Mich., for even more...
Personal Giving
Last year Br. Tim Lamb asked young African friars in Nairobi, Kenya, what they wanted to do for Lent. In terms of sacrifice, "They wanted me to write a check."...
Mending Society
Since just 4% of Jamaicans are Catholic, "I am always baffled by the fact that Ash Wednesday is a national holiday," says Pastor Jim Bok of Mary, Gate of Heaven...
The Navajo Way
Aside from Christmas and Easter, "Ash Wednesday was always the best attended service of the year," according to Fr. Blane Grein, former pastor of Our Lady of Fatima, a Navajo...
Teaching Lent
Students in Theology classes at Roger Bacon will have a hard time escaping their Lenten resolutions. They’re as close as the screen on their iPad. They can thank Provincial Minister...
Hispanic Tradition
According to a survey of ethnic groups in America, "Hispanics are most likely to embrace the idea of sacrifice or giving something up" for Lent, says Christianity Today. Fr. Luis...
Learn along with Brothers
The group gathered for a photo on their first day. Photo by Alvin Te
(Mark has been attending the Annual Meeting of the Minister General and...
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