Take Nothing for the Journey

Casey Cole, OFM May 14, 2024

No matter what I come to expect, no matter how large and creative I think my imagination is, I always fall short of what God wants to accomplish.

Forgive Yourself

Martin Pable, OFM Cap May 13, 2024

Who of us has not agonized over decisions, actions, or omissions that caused pain to others and ourselves?

It Will Be Solved in the Walking

Bruce Epperly May 13, 2024

Solvitur ambulando! It will be solved by walking! It will be solved in the walking! Where there is movement—whether physical, spiritual, emotional, or intellectual—there is abundant life.

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Bedrock of Franciscan Peacemaking

Murray Bodo, OFM May 12, 2024

Mutual giving and receiving is the bedrock of Franciscan peacemaking.

priest holding up a chalice with both hands

Mother Teresa wrote, “Let him empty and transform you, and afterward, fill the chalice of your heart to the brim.” How does this quote impact you today? Is your life in a season of emptiness or fullness?

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Our Beloved Country

Stephen Copeland May 11, 2024

There are real problems in our beloved country, but we are here, in this place, in this moment, and are therefore called to be stewards of what we’ve received.

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Be Vulnerable in the Moment

Richard Rohr, OFM May 11, 2024

We have to remember that how we do anything is how we do everything. How we do this moment is how we are going to do the next moment.

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Jesus Calls Us

Casey Cole, OFM May 10, 2024

Jesus is calling us, and we must be willing to let go of what keeps us from him.

To Toil or Not to Toil

Herman Sutter May 10, 2024

Too often we blindly strive for success, fulfillment, riches, or pleasure. As the Book of Wisdom reminds us, even as they grumbled and complained, God provided his people with manna from Heaven, a food that conformed to every taste.