parent affirming a child with a high-five

Deliberate Affirmations

Kathy Coffey November 12, 2024

We can offset the tendency to get used to even the finest friend by deliberately affirming that person’s goodness in specific ways.

Give Thanks for the Emptiness

Maureen O'Brien November 12, 2024

I walked last night down past the houses until there was only a wildlife refuge, dunes on the left, empty beach on the right.

A lantern wot a heart shape glass showing the flame of a burning candle

Love’s Fire

Ilia Delio, OSF November 11, 2024

If we truly believe that matter is holy, then we must act to make Christ alive as oneness-in-love.

a female military veteran wearing her uniform

Remembering Our Veterans

Patricia Breen McNeil November 11, 2024

For women and men who served in our nation’s armed forces, they often made the greatest sacrifice—their own lives—to protect our freedoms and service in dangerous situations.

A Longing to Belong

Brother David Steindl-Rast November 10, 2024

All morality that was ever developed in any tradition in the world can be reduced to the principle of acting as one acts toward those with whom one belongs.

two woman standing outside talking to each other

Never Alone

Herman Sutter November 10, 2024

Too often in this “connected” world, many of us feel isolated, disconnected, alone.

person wearing boots standing in the center of a circle

A Circle Whose Center Is Everywhere

Maureen O'Brien November 9, 2024

There is a quote attributed to St. Bonaventure that is worth pondering, again and again: “God is a circle whose center is everywhere, and whose circumference is nowhere.”