Gratitude Heals
Ela Milewska
October 12, 2025
In today’s reading, we hear about how 10 were healed, but only one turned back to say thank you. Gratitude isn’t just politeness—it’s a posture of faith.
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Ela Milewska
Ela Milewska has ministered in a variety of environments, from a small community in West Virginia to a department in the Archdiocese of New York. She has trained youth ministry and catechetical leaders, catechists, and educators across the United States and internationally. She also serves as a consultant for the U.S. bishop’s committee on evangelization and catechesis. She is the director of Franciscan Media.
Faith in the Waiting
Ela Milewska
October 5, 2025
The prophet Habakkuk names what so many of us feel when prayers go unanswered or when injustice drags on. But God’s answer is tender and clear: the vision still has its time.
Love at the Door
Ela Milewska
September 28, 2025
We are called not only to notice the suffering at our door, but to respond—not out of guilt or fear, but from love.
Truth in the Small Things
Ela Milewska
September 21, 2025
In a culture that questions truth, we are invited to become people of honesty, even when no one is looking.
Lifted by Love
Ela Milewska
September 14, 2025
The cross was once a sign of humiliation and death. But because of Jesus, it has become a sign of freedom, hope, and boundless love.
Counting the Cost
Ela Milewska
September 7, 2025
In today’s Gospel, Jesus challenges us to consider the cost of discipleship. Like someone planning to build a tower or march into battle, we’re called to prepare our hearts for what it means to live a life rooted in Christ.
The Way Down
Ela Milewska
August 31, 2025
Humility isn’t self-deprecation; it’s the joy of standing rightly before God and others. St. Francis knew this: When we recognize how small we are—and yet how deeply loved—we begin to glimpse the vastness of God’s power and tenderness.
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