Chosen by Christ
Murray Bodo, OFM
August 11, 2023
St. Clare became a mirror of Christ by responding to his freely given love.
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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.
Truth Will Set Us Free
Murray Bodo, OFM
July 9, 2023
The Gospel itself will show us not only how we are to discern the truth, but how the truth leads to the action we call love.
Called to Be People of Truth
Murray Bodo, OFM
July 8, 2023
Without the kind of internal conversion of heart that Francis came to in his own life, we can easily find our certainties elsewhere.
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.
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?