Now that they’re roommates, cracks are beginning to form in their relationship…
December 09 2024
Thomas Pfister
Wellington Defeated?
DEAR friend, on February 26, 1815, Napoleon escaped from exile on the island of Elba and returned to France. In a short time, Bonaparte recruited an army of 120,000 men and, on June 15, invaded Belgium...
October 31 2024
Mario Conte, OFM Conv.
Cheating Spouse
Our Lord did not state that saying the truth would be easy, but that it will ultimately set us free
October 21 2024
Thomas Pfister
No Friends
One of our readers is wondering why people do not seem to enjoy his company
September 23 2024
Thomas Pfister
My Heavenly Friend
Dear Reader, I consider Saint Anthony my closest friend because he is always giving me good advice and is taking care of me...
Dear friend, last Christmas, I had the opportunity to meet Erik (not his real name), a young German man who, deeply affected by life’s hardships and feeling distant from his Christian faith, had decided to embark on a pilgrimage from his hometown of Ulm to Padua, the city of Saint Anthony...
DEAR friend, as Christmas draws near, I would like to share a beautiful story I recently came across in a book from our friary’s library. Written by American author Henry van Dyke in 1895, the tale The Other Wise Man offers a touching and profound perspective on the well-known story of the Magi from Matthew’s Gospel...
