Editorial

Dear friend, as May begins, I cannot help but think of what happened just over a hundred years ago in Fatima. I am sure you know the story, yet allow me to recall it with you...

Dear Friend, this April issue reaches you as Easter draws near. The feast of feasts – the Resurrection of Christ – reminds us that life is stronger than death, and that hope can return even when everything seems lost...

DEAR Friend, as March arrives, bringing with it longer days and a gentler light, I find myself pausing for a moment. There is something about this time of year that invites reflection. Nature slowly awakens, and almost without noticing it, we too are encouraged to look again at our own lives with fresh eyes...

Dear Friend, when I was a child, my two brothers and I often visited our grandmother Rosina who lived in the very heart of Padua. Her home stood just a few steps from the Palazzo della Ragione, the great civic and judicial hall that has stood over the city since the early 1200s...

Dear Friend, around the Basilica of St. Anthony the atmosphere is changing. Streets glow with soft lights, shop windows sparkle with garlands, and cafés offer warm drinks and pastries. Yet something deeper stirs – not only in the city’s alleys and squares, but also in many hearts. And here, within the Basilica, we friars feel it too...

DEAR friend, this year’s All Souls’ Day carries a deeper sorrow for me, marked by the loss of Guerrino, my faithful friend of more than fifty years...