Mother of Good Health

In this issue

1. Prayer & Gospel Reflections The Father Who Runs

   Rembrandt’s Prodigal Son and the mercy that does not wait for us to finish our apology.

   Fr. Sample Reviewer · page 3
2. Mother Mary Velankanni: Pilgrims of Good Health

   On the Bay of Bengal coast, the white basilica of Our Lady of Good Health welcomes millions of every faith.

   Sample Author · page 4
3. St. Francis of Assisi Greccio: Where Francis Built the Crib

   Christmas 1223: a cave, an ox, a donkey and a village that saw Bethlehem with new eyes.

   Sample Editor · page 5
4. Life of the Saints San Thome: Where the Apostle Rests

   In Mylapore, Chennai, a white neo-Gothic basilica keeps the memory of St. Thomas, apostle of India.

   Sample Author · page 6
5. Youth, Family & Community The Good Samaritan on Our Roads

   Van Gogh painted the moment of lifting. Who is lying by our roadside today?

   Sample Editor · page 7
6. Prayer & Gospel Reflections The Beatitudes: A Charter for Disciples

   Eight blessings that turn the world’s idea of happiness upside down.

   Fr. Sample Reviewer · page 8
7. Franciscan & Capuchin Life Clare and the Silence of San Damiano

   The little church Francis rebuilt became home to St. Clare and her sisters for forty years.

   Sample Author · page 9
8. Mother Mary Praying the Rosary as a Family

   October is the month of the Rosary. A simple, realistic guide for busy homes.

   Sample Editor · page 10
9. St. Francis of Assisi Francis Gives Back Everything

   In the square of Assisi, a merchant’s son returned even his clothes — and found a Father in heaven.

   Sample Author · page 11