
Loving God in Good Times and Bad
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 15, 2025
Clare's deep love for God gave her great joy in spite of difficulties in her life.
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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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Praise and Thanksgiving
Franciscan Media
November 23, 2017
When we are conscious of what God has done in our lives, we develop gratitude. Like all expressions of praise, thanksgiving is rooted not only in God’s character but also in his actions. Praise and thanksgiving are like two instruments, ...
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The Grace of Suffering
Franciscan Media
November 22, 2017
In our suffering, we collaborate with Christ for the salvation of the world. Our suffering is therefore anything but random and meaningless. It is cosmically restorative, even though it may be a horrible burden to the sufferer. John Paul didn’t ...
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