Embrace Death
Michael D. Guinan, OFM
July 11, 2025
For us, as human beings, death is dark and scary and real. Even though we believe and trust in God, death can cause anxiety and anguish.
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Spiritual Emptiness
Laura Stanko Britto
July 10, 2025
Don’t be alone in your spiritual emptiness. Join a Bible study or faith-sharing group in your parish in person or online.
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The Weight of Our Sins
Christopher Heffron
July 9, 2025
God knows our flaws and loves us in spite of them. We are not irredeemable.
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‘God Has Collected Your Tears’
Franciscan Media
July 8, 2025
I don’t think you can get to a place of being open to God’s grace unless you feel that your lament has been heard.
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Revelations of Grace
Franciscan Media
July 7, 2025
As Catholics, we find our houses and our world haunted by a sense that the objects, events, and persons of daily life are revelations of grace.
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Creation Is a Ladder to God
Ilia Delio, OSF
July 6, 2025
Penance, poverty, humility and compassion were the values that forged Francis into a “cosmic brother,” one who was related to all creatures and to the elements of creation.
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St. Francis Encounters the Crucified Christ
Ilia Delio, OSF
July 5, 2025
The Franciscan path to God is an inversion of monastic values. Rather than fleeing the world to find God, God is to be found in the world. The idea that “the world is our cloister” finds its root in Francis ...
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