Far More Than What St. Francis Expected
Pat McCloskey, OFM
October 25, 2024
The crèche may be the most popular Christian devotional practice and example of inculturation (situating Jesus in every culture).
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The Many Faces of Pilgrimage
Susan Hines-Brigger
October 25, 2024
Sometimes, we have to travel to places on our own. Those can be real-life destinations or they can be journeys inward.
Study & Theology: A Conversation with Garrett Galvin
Franciscan Media
October 25, 2024
The following is an excerpt from Franciscan Media’s interview with Garrett Galvin, OFM, the president of the Franciscan School of Theology, for Ep. 7 of our Off the Page Podcast.
Just Keep Showing Up
Patricia Breen McNeil
October 24, 2024
Prayer, at its most basic form, is about two things: authentic friendship and continuing to show up.
Celebrating Each Other’s Gifts
Bruce Epperly
October 23, 2024
In honoring our unity in diversity, we give God glory and bring out each other’s gifts for service.
Study & Theology: Studying My Way to God
Darleen Pryds, PhD
October 23, 2024
God has a way of hooking us. God hooked me through academic study. As a freshman in college, I was taking a Medieval History course when I was assigned The Little Flowers of St. Francis. I hated it. I found it overly sentimental and syrupy. I also longed for the kind of spiritual community the book showed me was possible. And that’s how God hooked me: by introducing me to something I rejected on the one hand, and found compelling on the other. It was the semester I left institutional Christianity and started to search for God.
Meet Me Where I Am
Stephen Copeland
October 22, 2024
When we have encountered great loss or trauma, sometimes it can feel like the world moves on while our hearts continue to ache.
Was Jesus Born in December?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
October 21, 2024
Do we celebrate Christmas in December because we know he was born in that month? If not, why is his birth celebrated then?
Brother David Paz, OFM
Daniel Imwalle
October 21, 2024
Brother David’s life as a missionary has taken him to Guatemala, Mexico, and parts of the Southwest.
A Prayer for Pope Francis
Shannon K. Evans
October 21, 2024
We have a responsibility to pray for Pope Francis as a spiritual leader and decision-maker, so that he may continue guiding the Church with wisdom and compassion.