Who is a True Franciscan?
Today the Church celebrates the Feast of St. Francis, the founder of the Franciscans and a major instrument of renewalContinue Reading
Category: Mariology and Saints
Why Do Catholics Venerate Mary? A Comprehensive Overview
By Rachel Hamilton, Franciscan University As a former skeptic myself, I certainly understand the concern over how highly Catholics exaltContinue Reading
Labor in the Garden: St. Teresa of Avila and John Milton
The following was a college essay written by Lizzie Self. It has been edited and approved by Zachary Maher. IfContinue Reading
Understanding the Weird Timeline of Ineffabilis Deus
By Clara Gerdes, Yale University On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX pronounced Mary’s Immaculate Conception to be dogma. ThatContinue Reading
Perfect Joy: The Death of Mary as an Antidote to the Pandemic
by Patrick Murray, University of Alabama Introduction On this Holy day of August 15th, the Feast of the Assumption of Mary,Continue Reading
A Brief Description of the Soul and the Spiritual Life from Saint Teresa of Avila
By Nick Dinunzio, Mount St. Mary’s I spend a lot of time wondering how people live without any conception ofContinue Reading
Back to the Basics: The Foundations of the Spiritual Life and Our Relation to Sin
By: Colton Marks, Student of St. Louis University The age following the Protestant Revolution sparked many of the greatest saintsContinue Reading
