Franciscan Spirit

tree and sunset | Photo by Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash

Three Minutes with God: Meditations on Hope

Monsignor Frank Bognanno October 18, 2023

Will what I do during my lifetime make any difference? Maybe in the present, but what about years from now?

Seeking Balance in a Crisis

Kyle Kramer October 13, 2023

When Scripture encourages us to “fear not,” God isn’t promising to keep us safe, just to stay with us.

Statue of St. Francis | Photo by Ryan Klaus

Beginning Again with St. Francis

Jovian Weigel, OFM October 6, 2023

Conversion is the ongoing process of learning to live the gospel way of life given to us by Jesus and revealed to us by Francis and Clare.

Becoming Radically Open

Casey Cole, OFM September 22, 2023

If I’ve learned anything as a friar, it is that being a Christian means leaving behind everything and being totally fine with accepting whatever God gives me—big or small, happy or painful.

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.

Congress Should Start Thinking: What Would Jesus Do?

Brian D. McLaren and Patrick Carolan September 8, 2023

Our democracy is teetering on the edge, and inaction will help push it over. Leaders across the board, and especially across Christianity, need to lead with truth-telling if we are to live according to Jesus’ teachings. We would do well ...