The Gospel Through a Franciscan Lens – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Christopher
"Whoever encounters Francis must think of Christ." Romano Guardini, 1953
The Gospel Through a Franciscan Lens – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Christopher
Just as Jesus healed and served others, we too can bring healing and service through our daily labor.
Celebrating the Gift of the Stigmata – August 20-23, 2024
Regional Spiritual Assistants and Regional Formation Directors from across the country, and even Guam, gathered for a centenary celebration of the Stigmata in Villa Maria PA.
The Gospel Through a Franciscan Lens – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Christopher
God speaks new life and new possibility in every hour.
The Gospel Through a Franciscan Lens – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Christopher
"Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life."
The Gospel Through a Franciscan Lens – Feast of the Assumption – Fr. Christopher
We reprise Father's homily of August 15, 2021 for this week. Father celebrated his first Mass 48 years ago on the Feast of the Assumption.
The Gospel Through a Franciscan Lens – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Christopher
Beneath all our hungers is our hunger for God. Jesus is God’s offer to satisfy that hunger. The faith and trust Jesus is inviting us to, is not an intellectual assent to dogma, or doctrine. The Discourse of the Bread of Life is not about propositions. It’s about Jesus.
The Gospel Through a Franciscan Lens – 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Christopher
There are things that make life possible. There are things that make life worth living. Food and water and shelter make human existence possible. But what makes life sweet, and beautiful, and rich? Today’s Gospel holds the clues.
The Gospel Through a Franciscan Lens – 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Christopher
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us that when God is present, when God acts, there is always enough. God brings light and life in our darkest moments.
The Gospel Through a Franciscan Lens – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Christopher
Ours is a world drunk with power. Fear extinguishes the flame of virtue. The center of the universe is not God, but ourselves.