The Imagination’s Pathway to Prayer
Stephen Copeland
August 17, 2025
My 3-year-old son wakes up each day in a world of magic and potential. My wife and I spend our evenings cleaning.
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Stephen Copeland
Stephen Copeland is a storyteller and an Indiana native who now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. His new book, "In the House of Rising Sounds," explores the spiritual dimensions of music and thin places. He is an editor with Franciscan Media.
Learning to Surrender
Stephen Copeland
August 14, 2025
We often must let go of what we are used to and surrender to new life in Christ. “Letting go”—can be one of the strongest, most mature contemplative movements one can make.
When You Feel Lost
Stephen Copeland
July 3, 2025
While we’re disconnected from our communities and the lives we once knew, it’s easy to believe the lie that we’re lost or don’t have a home.
St. Francis Builds: Transforming Lives through Faith and Construction
Stephen Copeland
June 25, 2025
For 20 years, this global ministry has combined physical labor and spiritual formation to rebuild lives, communities, and the Church itself.
Cultivating Connection
Stephen Copeland
June 25, 2025
When the pandemic has forced most churches to limit their congregations to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, may we remember that we are still the Church not dependent upon a building to meet on Sundays.
Christ Lives Within
Stephen Copeland
June 15, 2025
There is nothing wrong with asking for something in prayer, as this names for God the desires of our hearts.
St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Beauty
Stephen Copeland
June 13, 2025
St. Anthony of Padua, that Hammer of Heretics, serves as a model to me that I am to preach against any dualism within myself that blocks an openness to beauty.