As the summer season ends and autumn nears, friars and retreat centers are inviting friends to deepen their prayer life and broaden their horizons. Michael Calabria, OFM, of Washington, D.C.,will lead an overnight retreat, “An Interwoven World: The Christian-Islamic Fabric of Culture,” from Sept. 26 to 27 at the Franciscan Spiritual Center in Aston, Pa. The workshop addresses the myth …
Seasonal Reflection: Wordless St. Joseph
What can we learn from St. Joseph, who does not speak once in the Bible? One friar says St. Joseph’s mere presence provides us with a powerful lesson — the importance of silence in prayer. March 19 is the feast of St. Joseph. Nowhere in the Gospels do we hear anything about what St. Joseph says. He is a man …