Inspiration
Franciscan Inspirations: The Power of Novenas
Jack Wintz, OFM
May 13, 2020
The Latin word novena means “nine.” Novenas are a form of prayer in which a person, individually or with a group, prays for some special intention for nine days.
Franciscan Inspirations: God Doesn’t Punish
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
May 13, 2020
It is common for religious people to attribute natural disasters as a punishment by God for sins. If that’s true, then God’s aim is off target because it’s usually the innocent who suffer rather than the guilty.
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Franciscan Inspirations: Size Doesn’t Matter, Really
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
May 13, 2020
In our society, it seems that everything has to be bigger or the greatest. “More is more,” as they say. But the truth is this: size is not really that important.
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Franciscan Inspirations: Reincarnation and Judgment
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
May 13, 2020
In recent years, we’ve heard references to the concept of reincarnation. This is the theory that the soul or spirit, after death, begins a new life in a new body depending on the moral quality of the person’s previous life.
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Franciscan Inspirations: Seed Planted Comes to Life
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
May 13, 2020
The Gospels are full of moments in which people met Jesus, often in very difficult circumstances, and years later, the significance of their meeting produced marvelous fruit.
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Theology-on-Tap: Quenching a Spiritual Thirst
Christopher Heffron
May 13, 2020
No longer satisfied with going through the motions of Mass, many young Catholics across the country gather to celebrate and invigorate. Theology-on-Tap quenches two thirsts at once.
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Franciscan Inspirations: Peter’s Failures
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
May 13, 2020
Far be it from me to put words into Jesus’ mouth, but I can easily imagine someone asking Jesus, near the end of his ministry, just what he thought about Peter. Peter was the first chosen by Jesus and the ...
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