Video: Why We Should Embrace Our Enemies
Murray Bodo, OFM
September 11, 2025
Murray Bodo, OFM: “Being a peacemaker is a thankless task. You lay your life out there, and yet most of the time you’re the one
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Murray Bodo, OFM
Murray Bodo, OFM, is a Franciscan priest and a member of the Franciscan Academy. An award-winning author of many books, including Francis: The Journey and the Dream, Surrounded by Love: Seven Teachings of Saint Francis, and Nourishing Love: A Franciscan Celebration of Mary, he writes and lectures on Franciscan spirituality. As an internationally known poet, Fr. Bodo has participated in poetry readings in Europe and the United States. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Beggar, Mystic, Man of God
Murray Bodo, OFM
July 20, 2025
Francis had noticed that when he went begging, few people looked into his eyes. They seemed always to avoid eye contact, either from embarrassment or fear or contempt.
All Things Are Made Possible
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 21, 2025
All mystics wonder what is happening to them when the Holy Spirit asks them to believe the seemingly impossible notion that God wants to enter their lives.
Holy Mary, Mother and Mystic
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 20, 2025
Mary’s life, like that of her son, will be a living out of her own canticle
Loving God in Good Times and Bad
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 15, 2025
Clare’s deep love for God gave her great joy in spite of difficulties in her life.
Mary: Mother and Mystic
Murray Bodo, OFM
April 25, 2025
She is beloved for her unshakable faith in her son, Jesus. But this Franciscan writer argues that Mary had a deeper understanding of his mission than we realize.
Intimacy with God
Murray Bodo, OFM
April 23, 2025
There is a mysticism for everyone. The mysticism Francis offers is for all believers, a mysticism that he illustrates through the gestures of his own life.