Inspiration
Listen: Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time
James Sabak, OFM
November 4, 2025
As the liturgical year winds down with the 31st week in Ordinary Time, All Souls Day on November 2nd gently preempts our usual Sunday celebration, inviting us to pause and remember the faithful departed. Far from a somber interruption, this ancient commemoration—rooted in the Benedictine tradition and echoed in vibrant global customs like Día de los Muertos—proclaims God’s triumphant love over death. Join Father Jim Sabak as he reflects on unbreakable bonds, enduring hope, and the life that death cannot conquer…
Communion of Saints: Deepening our Relationships with Those We’ve Lost
Ronald Rolheiser, OMI
November 4, 2025
Through the communion of saints, we all have a profound second chance: not to erase the past, but to speak love into eternity and reclaim the relationship that death could not sever...
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A Spirituality of Aging and Letting Go
Ronald Rolheiser, OMI
October 30, 2025
What does it mean to age with grace, to let go without losing hope, and to face life’s deepest losses with open hands? What does it mean to move toward spiritual maturity as life unfolds, and how can a spirituality ...
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St. Francis and Christmas: A Celebration of Love
Roch Niemier, OFM
October 28, 2025
You are God’s beloved. This was proven by the Incarnation and brought to life in Greccio 800 years ago.
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A Diplomat’s Journey to Activism
Stephen Copeland
October 28, 2025
In the cutthroat world of Washington, DC, Michele Dunne climbed to the top, only to discover that true fulfillment lay not in power or prestige, but in the Franciscan path of downward mobility.
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Opening Our Ears to Our Lady
Daniel Imwalle
October 28, 2025
Stretching from all saints’ day to the commencement of the Christmas season, this time of year brings a plethora of inspiration to our lives, even spilling over a bit in its excess like a Thanksgiving cornucopia.
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