Midlife and Sister Death
Christopher Heffron
June 1, 2025
I am proud to say that I have just recently entered my 50s. Strangely, it hasn’t shaken my foundation as I thought it would.
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Christopher Heffron
Christopher Heffron is the editorial director at Franciscan Media. This writer/editor loves urban hiking, pop culture, and useless information.
Carlo Acutis: ‘Thy Eternal Summer Shall Not Fade’
Christopher Heffron
May 29, 2025
The summer before my senior year of high school, Pete, a classmate of mine, was killed in a car accident. We were not friends—in fact,
Build Bridges, Not Walls
Christopher Heffron
May 26, 2025
How is it that a 13th-century mystic can speak to a crisis that we face in our own time?
Dear Reader: God Speed, Pope Francis
Christopher Heffron
May 25, 2025
Thank you, Pope Francis, for your service. We are better for it.
Be a Bridge-Builder
Christopher Heffron
May 12, 2025
As children, we’re told that monsters aren’t real. As we grow in age and wisdom, however, we know that isn’t completely true.
Hatred Is a Virus
Christopher Heffron
May 8, 2025
We cannot rewrite history—though it is our duty to learn from it. And there is a legacy for us to fall back on.
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