Inspiration

a tile mosaic art piece depicting St. Clare

Poor Clare, Rich in Spirit

Sr. Rosemary Stets, OSF August 8, 2023

Clare of Assisi, founder of the Poor Clares, helped to start a movement that flourishes to this day.

Woman surrounded by seabirds on a beach twirling around

The Power of Evangelical Joy

Daniel P. Horan, Phd August 4, 2023

Evangelical joyfulness is simply another way to call the experience of living with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience, forgiveness, love, and thanksgiving.

Humanizing God

Jim Van Vurst, OFM August 3, 2023

We understand how our own hands are so important in expressing our love and care for one another—a touch, a protective hold. That image also tells us about God.

Love, Poverty, and Perfect Joy

Kerry Walters August 1, 2023

When we learn to love something, we grow into our Godlikeness. We live fully, richly, joyfully.

young man looking into the sky during sunset

Notes from a Friar: A Closer Look at Heaven

Jim Van Vurst, OFM July 31, 2023

Eternity will be the revelation not only of all God’s love and goodness, but also of all that we have meant to each other.

woman holding a lantern | Photo by Austin Neill on Unsplash

Notes from a Friar: Giving Glory Back to God

Jack Wintz, OFM July 28, 2023

Let yourself be swept up into the brightness and glory of God. It is a gift that Father, Son and Holy Spirit have bestowed on you and me.

Cardinal Gregory: Till memorial should inspire youth to ‘work for a better world’

OSV News July 26, 2023

(OSV News) — Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, the Catholic Church’s first African American cardinal, reacted to President Joe Biden establishing the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Mississippi and Illinois July 25, saying it was important to ...