The Dogged Love of God
Jack Wintz, OFM
August 23, 2025
Will I see my dog heaven? The question may sometimes sound a bit naïve and simplistic.
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Loving People Who Are Hard to Love
Christopher Wesley
August 23, 2025
Not everyone is easy to love. But love isn’t always about agreement or affection—it’s about dignity. Sometimes we need our love to help us with how we walk and interact with others.
Nature and God’s Mercy
Kenneth Davis, OFM Conv
August 22, 2025
Like Christ, who died upon another tree, our oak had to expire in order to inspire.
A Rose in Full Bloom
Maureen O'Brien
August 22, 2025
When we say a rosary, we know that the repetition upon the beads calms us down, brings solace and peace. Today, rediscover the simple words of the Hail Mary prayer, and how wonderful it is that when we say a rosary we ask Mary to pray for us–50 times.
Suffering and Confusion
Herman Sutter
August 21, 2025
In the Book of Job, a lot is made out of that whirlwind that comes at the end, but very little is made out of the fact that the book begins with another whirlwind—the one that destroys his crops, wealth, and, finally, his children.
Love the Unlovable
Richard B. Patterson, PhD
August 21, 2025
As Jesus noted, loving our neighbor is easy when our neighbor is lovable.
Our Prayer Partners
Gloria Hutchinson
August 20, 2025
For decades, the saints have been my mentors in prayer, faith companions whom the centuries cannot separate, beloved friends.
A Question That Changes Everything
Patricia Breen
August 20, 2025
Sometimes a spiritual life can feel stagnant and dry. The ways we are used to connect to God seem to no longer work. Maybe it is not so much that God is far away but we need to instead rediscover God in new ways, experiences, ways of prayer.
Voice for the Vulnerable
Kyle Kramer
August 19, 2025
We know that God has a special love for the “little ones”: children, the poor, the sick, and all those who do not sit at the levers of political, financial, or cultural power.
Accept the Mystery
Robert G. Schroeder
August 19, 2025
God has made known that he loves us as his own children. And God desires that we live as members of his family and come to him with our needs.
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