Weekly Franciscan reflections
Start every week here, with a Franciscan reflection on what the Gospel, St. Francis, and biblical stories offer to us that we can bring forward into our daily life.
October 5, 2025
St. Thomas Aquinas, one of the greatest theologians the Church has ever known, presented five “proofs” for the existence of
August 24, 2025
The pattern of human nature to sin is as old as human nature itself. In fact, our tendency to offend
August 17, 2025
To learn about a person, we examine what they do. What a person does – their behaviors and choices –
August 10, 2025
As people of faith, we accept the fact that every person sins. No human person ever created, with the exception
August 3, 2025
Freedom is a tremendous gift. Societies in the West are generally founded on principles of individual freedom. Those principles are
July 27, 2025
To answer the question, “Does God really forgive?” we must acknowledge two important premises.
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