After the death of Francis, Clare became in many ways the holder of his vision for the whole Franciscan movement. More »

Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him up a high mountain and was transfigured before them, [his garments] becoming so dazzlingly bright that they were “whiter than the work of any bleacher could make them” (Mark 9:2-10). . . . More »

On a gray and misty late afternoon in February 1818, a thirty-one-year-old priest reached the outskirts of a backwater village north of Lyons, France. Immediately, he knelt down on the roadside and prayed. More »

It seems that he practiced the trade of carpenter, as St. Mark seems to indicate [6:3]: “Is not this, surely, the carpenter?” (Spiritual Exercises, 271) Words of St. Ignatius. More »

He was born the year before Columbus discovered America. His contemporaries were larger-than-life figures like Michelangelo, St. Teresa of Avila, Martin Luther, and King Henry VIII. More »

The superscription calls this “a song of praise,” and no more description is needed. The Lord is praised for his power and glory, but even more for his love. More »

Jesus often used settings and images familiar to his listeners in an effort to apply his teachings directly to their lives. More »

Every year I’m ambushed by summer. As school comes to an end and our regular schedule disappears, it’s a struggle to change gears and begin dealing with that familiar question: “I’m bored, Mom, what can I do?” More »