
Mary Magdalene, Visionary
Mark Etling, PhD
July 4, 2025
The Gospel of Mary is one of many Scriptures that was not accepted by the Church for inclusion in the New Testament.
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Building Humility
Franciscan Media
February 22, 2017
Humility is the guardian and ornament of all virtues. If the spiritual building does not rest on it, it will fall into ruin. –Thomas of Celano - from Peace and Good
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Peace of Mind
Franciscan Media
February 16, 2017
Father, grant me the grace to take Jesus seriously and trust him to always be by my side and in my heart when I am beset by disturbing problems that threaten to destroy my peace of mind and spirit. I ...
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The Greater Love
Franciscan Media
February 14, 2017
When love occurs, it appears to be something happening only between two people. But thinking of it in that way makes love very small and ordinary. When you truly love, it is the beautiful Being you are seeing and loving, ...
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Beyond Comprehension
Franciscan Media
February 12, 2017
God is not an idea or a concept for you to grasp. God is not something to be studied or something to define. No definition would be wide enough. God can never be fully contained by words or be understood ...
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Use Your Voice
Franciscan Media
February 10, 2017
Thank you, Lord, for giving me a voice and a hope and a purpose, as well as blessings to proclaim. Thank you for the whisper and the shout and the simple, obedient statement, all of which are mine to sound ...
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Our Earthly Mission
Franciscan Media
February 4, 2017
Deep down, we all have a sense that we were put on earth for something. We have a mission and our hearts yearn to discern what that mission is. Often we come close, but we sense what we’ve found isn’t ...
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