Faith in Focus: Images of God’s Creation
Daniel Imwalle
October 5, 2020
Inspired by Franciscan spirituality, a friar and photographer in Mexico trains his camera on the world around him.
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Daniel Imwalle
Daniel Imwalle serves as the managing editor of St. Anthony Messenger. He also manages Franciscan Media's popular daily prayer resource, Pause+Pray. When he isn't busy catching stray commas, Daniel is probably writing and playing music. He and his wife, Belinda, make their home in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Standing in Solidarity against Systemic Racism
Daniel Imwalle
October 5, 2020
I am a white American male with a college degree and a career, and I was blessed to be raised in a loving, Catholic home by parents who valued education, hard work, and faith.
Followers of St. Francis: Dedicated to Dignity
Daniel Imwalle
October 2, 2020
Long associated as a symbol of respite, shelter, and nourishment, an oasis serves as a spiritual metaphor as well as a place of spiritual rejuvenation. With that symbol in mind and energized with the Franciscan spirit, Brother David Buer, OFM, has spent decades working to provide refuge and resources to those in need in the American Southwest.
His path to becoming a Franciscan and living a life of service has roots in a clear understanding of what it means to be an outsider in our society.
Lent with a Shade of Green
Daniel Imwalle
January 29, 2020
We humans tend to compartmentalize just about every aspect of our lives, from what we do in mundane daily rituals to how we engage with entire holy seasons. There’s comfort in routine, to be certain. The cycle of holidays, holy days, and commemorative months provides us with a kind of rhythm in an often offbeat world. This month, for example, we mark the beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday on February 26, we celebrate love in all its forms on Valentine’s Day, and we honor the contributions and legacy of African Americans all month long.
Your Christmas Music Playlist
Daniel Imwalle
November 27, 2019
By the time you read this column, you might already be burned out on Christmas music, and we’re just now actually getting into the season!
Martin Scorsese’s Trilogy of Faith
Daniel Imwalle
September 27, 2019
He’s known for his Mafia epics and dark character studies, but Martin Scorsese has a profound spiritual side, as witnessed by a trio of challenging movies about faith.
Dream On
Daniel Imwalle
July 26, 2019
The word dream is closely connected to our cultural identity as Americans. From the idea of the American Dream to Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream ” speech.