What appeared externally on Francis' body was reflective of his interior conformity to the lived example of Jesus Christ.

I have long wondered if a “stewardship” response to the environment is sufficient or even if it is correct.

The first academic article I ever published was in 2007 about two medieval British theologians Robert Grosseteste and John Duns Scotus titled ldquo Light and Love Robert Grosseteste and John Duns Scotus on the How and Why of Creation rdquo although the first popular article I ever published h

Thomas Merton connected with people of different backgrounds, experiences and worldviews.

The Boston Marathon and the beginning of Christian hope

This Lent try focusing on something often take for granted: water.

On the Feast of the Franciscan Martyrs of Japan, Daniel P. Horan, O.F.M., remembers the faithful work and sacrifice of St. Paul Miki and his Companions.

There was a certain amount of understandable pride that I experienced when I saw a well-known ministry of my Franciscan province featured in the eminent pages of the most-recent issue of The New Yorker January 20 2014 The brief profile of the ministry and its director appeared in the front ldqu

Dan Horan, OFM, reflects on Mandela’s complex relationship to nonviolence and peacemaking.

Merton was only 53 years old at the time of his sudden and unexpected death.