
Death Is a New Beginning
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
May 18, 2025
Our faith has a way of answering questions and helping us understand that their deaths and those of all our loved ones are not signs of an ending, but rather a new beginning for them.
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A Church of the Streets
Franciscan Media
November 30, 2017
I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting, and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a Church which is unhealthy from clinging to its own security. My hope is that we will be moved by ...
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God Is Love
Brother David Steindl-Rast
November 29, 2017
Since every thing, every person, every situation comes from God, the whole world is Word by which we can live. We need only “taste and see how good God is.” We do this with all our senses. Through whatever we ...
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Holy Families
Franciscan Media
November 27, 2017
Every family is a work in progress, but each one can move toward wholeness. Circumstances differ, but every family needs peace, love, and trust. Christian hope springs from belief in God’s presence during life’s high and low points. In the ...
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Loving Mary
Franciscan Media
November 26, 2017
The attitude of Mary shows us that being comes before doing, and to leave the doing to God in order to be truly as he wants us. Mary is receptive, but not passive. Because, on the physical level, she receives ...
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The Gift of Ourselves
Franciscan Media
November 25, 2017
God calls every one of us into a relationship of intimate, personal, loving, and life-giving communion. He is inviting us to share his life and the life of his whole family. Our response to God’s invitation to intimacy and communion ...
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Stay Thankful
Franciscan Media
November 24, 2017
Thanksgiving focuses on God’s gifts. Our challenge is to take nothing for granted, but to appreciate every blessing. Thanksgiving is a way of life. Indeed, the prayer of thanksgiving characterizes a eucharistic people. Our gratitude centers on the greatest gift ...
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