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In this divine-soaked world, results have no bearing on who we are, which, quite literally, allows us to “play” with freedom and passion on the course of our lives.
As followers of St. Francis, we are called to navigate life’s challenges with grace, humility, and compassion—drawing strength from our faith and our Franciscan values as we encounter difficult situations.
The impetus to play is intended to help us transcend our base nature and advance humankind by the grace of God to Olympic heights.
Perhaps in the only way I am like any of the elite athletes who compete at the Olympics, I can sometimes let circumstances overwhelm me or distract me from being present in the moment.
Through swimming and my dad, I helped to learn this immense love from God.
There is a subtle temptation to reduce the spiritual life to a relationship between “me and Jesus.” We wrongfully treat others and the world as distractions.
A pickleball enthusiast draws parallels between her favorite sport and the Franciscan tradition.
The fear of want drives many of us. From sunrise to sunset we worry about whether there will be enough: enough money, enough time, enough food on the table.
Despite the reported fragility of our earth, we still see grass in the cracks of sidewalks and evergreens with their perennial promise.
Today, reflect on this passage where the word firstfruits appears: “But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Cor 15:20).
