The Mysterious Faces of God
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 4, 2023
She suspected that would be her role for all eternity: mother, woman, the completion of the love of the mysterious faces of God.
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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.
Living a Story
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 3, 2023
We experience our lives through all of our senses, and all of that experience is conveyed in story, which is more than ideas and beliefs.
St. Francis of Assisi: Preacher, Poet
Murray Bodo, OFM
February 13, 2023
The spirituality of St. Francis of Assisi is not so much about the heroic deed as it is about the heroic love with which even the smallest deed is done. That is very clear from the quintessential story of Perfect Joy.
The Peaceful Spirit of St. Francis
Murray Bodo, OFM
January 11, 2023
In his writings and in the early biographies of St. Francis, he emerges as a person formed and informed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Notes from a Friar: The Humble Heart of Francis
Murray Bodo, OFM
November 25, 2022
Francis helped resurrect the Christ of the Gospels who showed Francis the way that alone would renew the earth and all life that dwells upon it.
St. Francis’ Message: God’s House Is All of Creation
Murray Bodo, OFM
October 17, 2022
Enjoy this meditation on St. Francis’ song of praise.
The Eucharist Intensifies God’s Indwelling
Murray Bodo, OFM
October 6, 2022
This Incarnate God can become present in us through the sacramental grace of the mystery of the Holy Eucharist wherein we eat the body and drink the blood of Christ whose effect is to intensify the indwelling of God in us.