Inspiration
Dorothy Day: Model of Mercy
Robert Ellsberg
May 15, 2020
She provided a voice to the unheard. Pope Francis acknowledged that in his speech last September to the US Congress.
Angels on the Battlefield: Civil War Sisters
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
May 15, 2020
150 years after Gettysburg, we remember 16 Catholic sisters who ministered to Civil War soldiers.
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Franciscan Inspirations: Mary at the Cross
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
May 13, 2020
Both the devotion of Mary and the women witnessing Jesus’ death—and the gift of Mary as mother to us—are truths we cannot be without.
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Franciscan Inspirations: Power Failures
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
May 13, 2020
One of the sure signs of maturity occurs when a young person begins to be accountable for his or her acts and decisions. It’s one of the nicest presents a young person can give his or her parents.
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Franciscan Inspirations: Don’t Think Little of Yourself!
Jeremy Harrington, OFM
May 13, 2020
I hate to see people suffer because they worry about the wrong things and misread what God thinks of them. They feel guilty for past sins—sins for which they have been forgiven.
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Notes from a Friar: Jesus Becomes a Brother to All Creatures
Jack Wintz, OFM
May 13, 2020
When the Word took on flesh in Christ, not only were human beings lifted up to a new and glorious dignity, but all other creatures were lifted up as well.
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Franciscan Inspirations: Jesus Chooses His 12 Apostles
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
May 13, 2020
Many people find Jesus’ choice of his apostles curious. Why did he choose them in the first place? A cynic might think he could have done better blindfolded. The account of Jesus’ selection of his apostles as related in the ...
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