Following the Path of Francis
Maureen O'Brien
September 25, 2024
Ilia Delio writes, “The Franciscan path is different because it does not ask, ‘What would Jesus do?’ but, ‘How does Jesus live in me?’”
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Maureen O'Brien
Maureen O'Brien's award-winning short stories and poems have been published widely in magazines and anthologies. She lives in Connecticut, where taught creative writing to teenagers for 25 years. She holds an MA in creative writing and a BA in philosophy and religion. She is the author of What Was Lost: Seeking Refuge in the Psalms and Gather the Fragments: My Year of Finding God’s Love (Franciscan Media).
The Power of Vespers
Maureen O'Brien
September 24, 2024
I’ve always loved the word vespers because it sounds like a precious form of whispers, but I’d never heard vespers sung until I recently discovered a sacred oasis at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in northwestern Connecticut.
The Precious Fallow
Maureen O'Brien
September 17, 2024
When you think of the indwelling of your spiritual life, do you see different seasons at play? Growth spurts, slower times?
O, the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
Maureen O'Brien
September 4, 2024
Today, ponder these uplifting lyrics: “O, the deep, deep love of Jesus/Vast unmeasured, boundless, free/Rolling as a mighty ocean/in its fullness over me.”
If Today You Hear His Voice
Maureen O'Brien
August 23, 2024
Fear can harden our hearts—especially fear of people who we perceive as so very different from us.
The Vine, the Door, the Bread
Maureen O'Brien
August 12, 2024
Today think about how Jesus used the tangible objects of our world to describe himself to us, especially as a door on which we can knock.
The Gift of Laughter
Maureen O'Brien
July 31, 2024
Jesus wanted us to have joy, and often, laughter is a part of that. Yet it can be so elusive.