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Peace Prayer of St. Francis

A Look at the Peace Prayer of St. Francis

September 23, 2023

The Peace Prayer of St. Francis is a deep well of spiritual wisdom. We are wise to visit this well often.

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Father Casey Cole, OFM

Becoming Radically Open

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.
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9/11 retrospective

9/11: Looking Back, Moving Forward

September 11, 2023
Three writers reflect on the anniversary of 9/11.
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saints at the vatican | Photo by Xavier Coiffic on Unsplash

Saints of September

September 1, 2023
Here are a handful of saints we celebrate in the month of September.
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End Racism sign

Ending Racism

August 27, 2023
Reflect “Let Us make man in our image, according to Our Likeness” (Gen 1:26). Sadly, we do not always see each other in this way. Racism is a reminder of our brokenness. Let us pray for the eyes to see ...
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People in Raeford, N.C., pray after viewing the body of George Floyd June 6, 2020. Demonstrations continue after a white police officer in Minnesota was caught on a bystander's video May 25 pressing his knee into the neck of George Floyd, an African American, who was later pronounced dead at a hospital.(CNS photo/Jonathan Drake, Reuters) See FLOYD-PROTESTS-HOMILIES-ROUNDUP June 8, 2020.

Defiantly Catholic

August 25, 2023
Our Church is God’s Church, and we belong to God. Church is the place we go to nurture our faith. It is where we go to be community.
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Teens in crisis

Helping Teens in Crisis 

August 24, 2023
Data show teens continue to struggle with mental health. Helping to address the problem is a moral obligation and will require support from all of us. 
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