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.
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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.
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.
Meet the Mystics: St. Francis of Assisi
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 30, 2023
There is a mysticism Francis of Assisi offers to all believers, a mysticism that he illustrates through the gestures of his own life.
Meet the Mystics: Blessed Virgin Mary
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 29, 2023
If the mystic is one who experiences in an extraordinary way the intimacy with God offered to everyone, then the Blessed Virgin Mary is the model and pattern of the mystical life.
In the Waiting
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 12, 2023
When God works upon us, then the real working of our lives is in the waiting.
Mary’s Story
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 10, 2023
The story of Mary is the story of Jesus; his story is the completion of hers, and hers the completion of his.