
God’s Ways, Not Ours
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 14, 2025
Someone who constantly engages in “if only” thinking will never truly be at peace.
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Pope Francis Reflects on the Rosary
Franciscan Media
October 7, 2017
Here I would like to emphasize the beauty of a simple contemplative prayer, accessible to all, great and small, the educated and those with little education.
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God Always Waits for Us
Franciscan Media
October 5, 2017
Maybe someone among us here is thinking: my sin is so great, I am as far from God as the younger son in the parable, my unbelief is like that of Thomas; I don’t have the courage to go back, ...
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Saint Francis and the Crucified Christ
Franciscan Media
October 4, 2017
When you look at Saint Francis, you see the Crucified Christ whose presence within Francis was so real and so intense that the very wounds of Christ Crucified broke forth in his body, revealing to the whole world that here, ...
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Praised be God through Sister Death
Franciscan Media
October 3, 2017
Saint Francis knew, it seems, the inner power God invested in the words that sprang up spontaneously from his gratitude for the assurance of God’s kingdom. Then when Father Francis came to die, he sang the final stanzas of his Canticle, ...
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Call on Your Guardian Angel
Franciscan Media
October 2, 2017
The main thing is to be aware of the angels around you—and get in the habit of calling upon them for little favors. Invoke them silently as you begin each conversation, as you dial the phone, as you start to ...
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A Sabbath Reminder
Franciscan Media
October 1, 2017
Though a garden should be cultivated, its soil tended and sowed toward flourishing, weeded and protected from pests, its ultimate produce is based in the gift of the abundant creation. The Sabbath is a time when we are reminded of ...
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