April 2023 – Page 2 – Franciscan Voice

“There’s a great fit between the parishioners and the spirit of St. Francis and it shows in their outreach.”

Feeding the Hungry in North Carolina

Providing Nourishment for Bodies and Souls “…For I was hungry, and you gave me food…” For more than 10 years, the people of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Burlington, North Carolina,…

Jesus Christ is Risen

Our faith gives us hope for new sources of life Meditation Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have…

Lamentation of Christ, headstone on Mirogoj cemetery in Zagreb, Croatia

Station 14

Jesus' Body is entombed We wait with eager longing for the glory of God Meditation The hope and light of the world has been laid to rest in a tomb,…

Stations Twelve & Thirteen

12th Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross We are often indifferent to those who die Meditation Jesus dies after an earthly life that began as a refugee. Today, over 80…