The Gospel Through a Franciscan Lens – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Christopher
Let us witness that Christ’s gift of love is still relevant.
The Gospel Through a Franciscan Lens – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Christopher
The deeper Francis grew in relation to Christ, the more he found himself related to things of creation as brother.
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.
A Mutual Embrace
(This article originally appeared in the TAU-USA Summer 2024 Digital Issue #112)
by Fr. John De La Riva, OFM Cap.
President-in-turn, National Conference of Spiritual Assistants
I write to you as I am gazing on a nicely framed picture depicting the familiar […]