Shalom
Stephen Copeland
May 20, 2023
Reflect One of the great mysteries of life is the reality of trauma and unexplainable suffering in our world. When blindsided by this kind of
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Stephen Copeland
Stephen Copeland is a storyteller and an Indiana native who now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. He recently published his first memoir, "Where the Colors Blend," about his journey from doubt and despair to a place of faith and hope. He is an editor with Franciscan Media.
Refocusing the Heart
Stephen Copeland
May 10, 2023
Reflect Our brains tend to focus upon the areas of our lives that lack resolve. It takes a conscious effort to reconfigure our brains to
The Light of Curiosity
Stephen Copeland
May 3, 2023
Reflect Today’s moral dualism and tribalism fuels media traffic, political campaigns, and ultimately leads to caricaturing, labeling, and overgeneralizing people who are different from ourselves.
Let Us Pray: Presence and Surrender
Stephen Copeland
April 25, 2023
As I gave our son his nightly bath, my wife, Lauren (who I call La La), showered in the other bathroom. It dawned on me: Is this the only time she gets to herself each day? Those 15 minutes in the shower?
Wonder and the Uniqueness of Creation
Stephen Copeland
April 11, 2023
Reflect Franciscan theologian John Duns Scotus developed the philosophical notion of haecceitas, the idea of particularity or “thisness.” This is an important concept to Franciscans,
Divine Thumbprints All Around
Stephen Copeland
April 3, 2023
Reflect St. Bonaventure believed that there were “vestiges,” or, divine thumbprints, throughout the created order. God created the universe, and therefore the world in which
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