‘They Came through the Storm’
Stephen Copeland
April 8, 2026
When I’m down about the state of affairs in this country that I love, I return to one of my favorite shows, The West Wing.
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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.
Into a Deeper Unity
Stephen Copeland
April 7, 2026
I think today it’s easier than ever with the Internet and now AI to isolate ourselves. It’s easy to end up in an echo chamber,
Divine Flow of Life
Stephen Copeland
March 22, 2026
Poet John O’Donahue once wrote, “I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding.” May this prayer heighten your awareness of the divine flow of your life and your ongoing dance with the Trinity.
Journey into Dialogue
Stephen Copeland
March 10, 2026
How often do we consider that the person we’re with brings their own unique gifts to a conversation or experience?
‘Give Birth to Christ in the World’
Stephen Copeland
March 9, 2026
I wanted to spend some time with what Father Cyprian shared. “Dialogue is not a crossing of two monologues,” he said.
Naming Our Insecurities
Stephen Copeland
March 4, 2026
This one small moment shows how seeming insecurity, and daring to name it, can also be a pathway toward truth and learning about oneself.
Human Desire
Stephen Copeland
March 3, 2026
All of these things are there for us to discover within ourselves. I’ll close with this line from another great memoirist, Elizabeth Gilbert: “I happen to believe we are all walking repositories of buried treasure.”