Tiny Stitches
Maureen O'Brien
October 16, 2023
Reflect In the lower level of the soaring Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, the tunic of Francis is spread under glass, patched together with
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Three Minutes with God: Strength in Suffering
Monsignor Frank Bognanno
October 16, 2023
Three Minutes with God features hundreds of inspiring reflections and prayers that will remind you to rejoice and praise God.
What Does ‘Normal’ Look Like?
Clifford Hennings, OFM
October 15, 2023
Reflect There are no normal families. All families have their eccentricities, their conflicts and their virtues. Some families struggle more than others, but all of them need
Sunday Soundbite for October 15, 2023
Greg Friedman, OFM
October 15, 2023
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle AOctober 15, 2023 Take pity on a friend of mine–he had two daughters married within six months. Imagine the
Prayer Requires Humility
Ilia Delio, OSF
October 14, 2023
Prayer, therefore, requires an honest encounter with God, a turning of the mind and heart to God.
A Prayer for Carlo Acutis
Christopher Heffron
October 14, 2023
Blessed Carlo Acutis’ time on this earth was brief—only 15 years—but he showed the world that God’s love does not recognize human time.
Sharing the Word for October 14, 2023
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
October 14, 2023
Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time October 14, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Joel 4:12-21 Further interventions by God–further manifestations of “the day
Live in the Mystery
Ilia Delio, OSF
October 13, 2023
Franciscan prayer, lived to its full, is to set the human heart on fire
St. Francis’ Prayer for Courteous Fire
Theresa Doyle-Nelson
October 13, 2023
Reflect “My brother fire . . . be kind to me in this hour, be courteous!”—St. Francis of Assisi Over time, St. Francis’s eyes began
Sharing the Word for October 13, 2023
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
October 13, 2023
Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time October 13, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Joel 1:13-15; 2:1-2 The prophecies of Joel seem to have
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