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.”

floor mat with the words "be our guest" and a pair of shoes

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.

Hearts Moved to Praise

Pope Francis April 7, 2024

When we can see God reflected in all that exists, our hearts are moved to praise the Lord for all his creatures and to worship him in union with them.

A restaurant with a diner neon light at night.

A Prayer for Those I Do Not Know

Christopher Heffron April 7, 2024

At a restaurant recently, I looked around at all the people seated nearby. And though I will never know them—or even see them again—I thought about how we are sharing a sacred moment.

Young woman holding sunflowers in her hands while standing in a field

Saint Hildegard of Bingen used the term viriditas to describe the energy of the sun transformed by plants into growth and life. While we can observe it in gardens and forests, Hildegard believed we could also cultivate it in our souls, as God constantly co-creates us.

Photo of Padre Pio and the Madona by Bro. Jeffrey Pioquinto, SJ, via Flickr

Padre Pio and the Madonna

Fr. Francesco Napolitano April 5, 2024

Padre Pio nurtured his love for the Mother of Jesus from the time he was a child. He would go to the church in Pietrelcina to greet and to pray to Our Lady of Graces.

You Are a Son of Heaven

Richard Rohr, OFM April 5, 2024

Francis undoubtedly carried a bit of guilt about his dramatic and showy rejection of his father in the city square many years before.

man's hand holding a rosary while praying

Mercy and Consolation

Daniel Imwalle April 5, 2024

Grief is hardly a pleasant or welcome emotional state, and yet, if we’re blessed to live long enough, all of us have to face it at different times in our lives.