The God We Recognize
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
August 19, 2021
If we think we loved each other while on earth, there are no words to describe the perfect love we will have for one another in eternity.
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Jim Van Vurst, OFM
Jim Van Vurst, OFM, was a Franciscan friar for over 65 years. After ordination, he received his graduate degree in psychology. He contributed widely to St. Anthony Messenger magazine and FranciscanMedia.org before passing away in 2021.
St. Joseph: Ordinary Man, Extraordinary Love
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
July 21, 2021
In this Year of St. Joseph, it’s good to remember him was a real man who experienced all the ups and downs that go with those roles.
This Life and the Next
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
June 23, 2021
The best way to think of heaven is not the abode of God, but our union with God.
Walking with God
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
June 16, 2021
Our life journeys will have twists and turns. But we never walk it alone.
Notes from a Friar: A Mother’s Love
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
May 5, 2021
If you think about it, one word might summarize how you could describe a mother’s love. That word would be “nurturer.”
3 Questions about the Incarnation
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
December 23, 2020
One of the great mysteries of our faith is how it was possible that God, infinite and all good, could come down upon this earth and become human like us.
Sharing the Word for December 19, 2020
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
December 19, 2020
God is not judging us–we make our journey as wounded human beings as do all people. God is healer and savior, not punisher.