In Search of the Common Good
Shannon K. Evans
April 12, 2024
Do the choices you make line up with the life that Jesus led? Do you seek the common good or your own self-interests?
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Lovely Lady Poverty
Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
April 12, 2024
This mystery of gospel poverty is the great desire of Francis’s heart and soul because it is the mystery of Christ, who is being born within Francis as Francis dies to himself to become like Christ.
The Power of Stories
Bond Strong
April 11, 2024
G.K. Chesterton once wrote: “Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed.”
St. Francis: Weak in Body, Strong in Spirit
Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
April 11, 2024
The beauty of Francis’s world after his experience of the San Damiano cross is that it largely shielded him.
A Humble Heart
Clifford Hennings, OFM
April 10, 2024
When asked which virtues are most important, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux said, “Humility, humility and humility.”
Wait in Silence
Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
April 10, 2024
I have found that if someone is going to work hard at being immersed in God, the effort should not be just in the praying itself but in becoming yourself a place of prayer.
‘God Breaks through to Me’
Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
April 9, 2024
What happens is that you realize that you cannot connect to God by sheer force of will or by a multitude of prayers.
The Stars Speak God’s Glory
Colleen Arnold, MD
April 9, 2024
The natural world can speak to us about God when we pay attention. The earth, sea, and sky can all manifest God’s glory to us and reflect God’s love.
Remember to Remember God
Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
April 8, 2024
I have tried to learn from St. Francis. In my home, pinned to the curtain of my front door, is a reminder—”Remember to remember God.”
Prepare a Guest Room for Me
Theresa Doyle-Nelson
April 8, 2024
“Please prepare a guest room for me.” I like to think that Philemon and Apphia were joyful at the thought of Paul visiting them and would have happily prepared a room for him.
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