Inspiration

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I’d Like to Say: The Time to Protect Elections Is Now 

As trust in our election system erodes, so does our sense of unity as American citizens. By looking to the Franciscan tradition and its emphasis on peace-building, we can find ways to heal and strengthen our divided society.

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Be Fearless in Prayer

The strongest and most vibrant relationships are those sustained by good, healthy habits.
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Big shoes and little shoes

Faith and Family: A Parental Gut Check

So many firsts and lasts flying at you can elicit a lot of emotions and reflection. It certainly has for me.
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Committing Ourselves to Justice

To follow Jesus is to commit ourselves to justice. This requires inward change more often than we would like and can be a complicated journey.
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Ukrainian youth pray on Apparition Hill (Mount Podbrdo) in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina during a May 19-27, 2024 pilgrimage for peace as Russia escalates attacks on their nation amid a war now in its 11th year. (OSV News/Sister Lucia Murashko/Oksana Dmyterko)

Ukrainian youth make pilgrimage to Medjugorje, praying for peace

A group of Ukrainian youth have made a pilgrimage to Medjugorje, asking Mary to bring peace as Russia doubles down on its 11-year war in Ukraine and brutally targets civilians.
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I’d Like to Say: We Need to Stop ‘Othering’

The time-honored practice of othering those who differ from us is eating away at our Christian call to love one another. 
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Interceding for One Another

Years ago, when any of my four children would run crying to me because of an injury or a fight, there was a good likelihood that I could make things better.
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