Daring to Make Peace
Murray Bodo, OFM
July 7, 2023
The two men recognized in each other a desire for peace and a devotion to their mutual sacred texts, the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Q’uran.
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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.
Finding Our Inner Peace
Murray Bodo, OFM
July 6, 2023
Peace is achieved more effectively by trying to bring out the best, not pointing out the worst, in others.
Francis Is Our Model for Peace
Murray Bodo, OFM
July 4, 2023
Saint Francis simply loved Christ and lived the Gospel, and he and his brothers became thereby catalysts for social change.
God Has Been There the Whole Time
Murray Bodo, OFM
June 30, 2023
Was there a defining moment when Francis realized that it was God he was trying to love?
Meet the Mystics: St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Murray Bodo, OFM
June 2, 2023
St. Thérèse of Lisieux teaches us that Christian mysticism is not an esoteric branch of theology or something separate from the gospel life.
Meet the Mystics: St. John of the Cross
Murray Bodo, OFM
June 1, 2023
In John, as in all mystics, to be pure and completely open before God is the purpose of the dark night.
Meet the Mystics: St. Catherine of Siena
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 31, 2023
Some will see in Catherine of Siena every sign of psychosis: the split personality, hearing voices, demonic visions, and a mystical marriage. The signs, to be sure, are there.