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.
Mary’s Yes
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 26, 2024
She is remembering now what she has stored up in her heart all these years. It began the first time she experienced the Light that is God.
Our Hearts Find Mary
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 21, 2024
What know about her is a lot, considering how little we know of Mary from Scripture itself.
Love Conquers Sin
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 20, 2024
It was because Christ was the perfect adorer of God, the perfect bridge between creatures and the Creator, that he could bridge the gap created by sin.
Bedrock of Franciscan Peacemaking
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 12, 2024
Mutual giving and receiving is the bedrock of Franciscan peacemaking.
Spiritual Nourishment from Mary
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 8, 2024
Of all the titles and epithets of Mary, the ones that make her most human and real to us are those relating to her motherhood.