Make Room for Grace
Kyle Kramer
January 5, 2025
We would do well to cultivate intentionality rather than undue attachment in our relationship with our belongings.
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A Letter to Elizabeth Ann Seton
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
January 4, 2025
On the day of your canonization as the first saint born in the United States, I happily anticipated the well-deserved attention your remarkable life would receive.
A Blessing and a Test
Herman Sutter
January 4, 2025
There is a long tradition of seeing suffering as a test: a test of our strength, of our courage, of our faith. But what kind of test comes from a blessing?
Living Out the Gospel in Daily Life
Paul Lipowski
January 3, 2025
Living out the Gospel message is central to Franciscan spirituality. St. Francis took the teachings of Jesus to heart, living a life of love, humility, and service.
Pray at All Times
Fr. Gary Caster
January 1, 2025
Without prayer, we run the risk of forgetting who we have become, and slowly we begin to feel as if God is distant and uninterested.
May Peace on Earth Begin with Me
Patricia Breen McNeil
January 1, 2025
While many of us are still enjoying the celebration of the New Year, January 1 is also known as the World Day of Peace.
‘Do Not Be Disheartened’
Padre Pio
December 31, 2024
Always bear in mind as a safe general rule that while God tries us by his crosses and sufferings, he always leaves us a glimmer of light by which we continue to have great trust in him and to recognize his immense goodness. I urge you, therefore, not to be entirely disheartened in the face of the cross…heaven bestows on you, but to continue to have boundless confidence in the divine mercy.
For All That Shall Be—Thanks!
Bruce Epperly
December 31, 2024
Former UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold penned the following words in his journal, Markings: “For all that has been—thanks! For all that shall be—yes!” These are apt words for the New Year.
‘Dead Man Walking’ at 30: The Fight Continues
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
December 30, 2024
“Grace comes and wakes us up,” says Sister Helen Prejean, who has dedicated her life to fighting capital punishment in the United States. “It’s what you do with it when it comes that counts.”