What It Means to Love
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 30, 2024
Love means helping those who need us, even when we ourselves might be in need.
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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.
Mary’s Spiritual Motherhood
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 29, 2024
Christ came among us as God and man by means of a human birth through Mary, the Spouse of the Holy Spirit.
Bedrock of Franciscan Peacemaking
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 12, 2024
Mutual giving and receiving is the bedrock of Franciscan peacemaking.
Channel God’s Goodness
Murray Bodo, OFM
April 22, 2024
Sometimes we might feel a sort of separateness from God—as if God is far away, up in heaven, or just not here in our world in our daily life. But God is always right here with us, no matter where we are or what we’re going through.
St. Francis and Lady Poverty
Murray Bodo, OFM
March 6, 2024
Reflecting on how Francis and the brothers honored Lady Poverty has helped me to see how they lived their walking in the footsteps of Christ.
Strangers to Brothers: St. Francis and the Sultan
Murray Bodo, OFM
December 27, 2023
St. Francis and the Sultan’s meeting, centuries ago, has much to teach us.
Holy Mary: Model of Patience
Murray Bodo, OFM
September 12, 2023
“Be it done to me according to your word.” So it was for Mary, so it can be for us who wait in silent prayer seemingly unable to do anything to change our circumstances.