
A Franciscan-inspired Bible Study plan
St. Francis didn’t overthink what God asked. He just lived it. When he died 17 years after his conversion, his movement had spread across Europe and the Middle East.

Let us ask the Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy, to help us forgive — always, even when it is difficult to take the first step ...

Here are the ABCs for a DIY Bible study, to better prepare you and your friends for the most important moment of the week.

A simple do-it-yourself approach can make it happen, and no, you don't have to be a Scripture scholar!

Yet may we have the same sincerity as Peter, humbly telling Jesus what we truly feel, even when our hearts are confused.

When we read Scripture and when we encounter the needs of the world, these questions arise in the heart.

At a Mass at the port of this northern Italian city, Pope Leo reflected on the first pope's answer to Jesus' question: Who do you say that I am?

The kindness of Our Lord stands in stark contrast to the reeking decay of greed. Jesus not only restores the senses of those who lack them, but he also fills our senses with good things

A replica of the house in Turkey thought to have been where John and Our Lady lived is now available for pilgrims near Manila.

Jesus certainly praised the activity of Martha's sister, Mary, but he didn't say that what Martha was doing was worthless.

"If anything must change on our part, it is only so that our lives may be opened to greater possibilities, not fewer."

The Holy Spirit desired James' letter to be included in the New Testament and serve all generations of Christians for teaching and inspiration. But the author is not James ... or James.

"We sometimes expect God to do something spectacular; we want him to intervene from on high, immediately uprooting the weeds of evil." That's not his way.

We're all seasick, plus what to do with the weeds: A reflection on the Gospel for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

During these summer days of vacation, make room for listening to, reading, and meditating on the Word of God, as well as rest and wholesome recreation.

In slavery, Christ is liberation. Amid the scourge of war, Christ is hope. In the hour of sin, Christ is forgiveness.

Today’s young people indulge in a “pop culture of death.” But they are not unique in this. Why the fascination throughout history and today?

Despite high temperature warning in Rome and near 100-degree heat, pilgrims joined the Pope in St. Peter's Square for the midday-Angelus.