Family Stories

Diane M. Houdek December 30, 2023

If we have celebrated the feast of the incarnation well, our lives will be changed.

shirt with the word hope printed on it hanging on a fence.

The Virtue of Hope

Clifford Hennings, OFM December 29, 2023

The optimist believes everything will work itself out. As Christians we are not optimists; we are people of hope.

God’s Wondrous Creation

Diane M. Houdek December 29, 2023

Nature is a gift to be celebrated, not simply to be controlled and altered.

Flight into Egypt

Diane M. Houdek December 28, 2023

In caring for today’s refugees we are caring for the least of God’s people

The Efficacy of God’s Word

Theresa Doyle-Nelson December 28, 2023

Simply by going to Mass each Sunday, we hear a huge portion of the Bible over the course of three years.

Strangers to Brothers: St. Francis and the Sultan

Murray Bodo, OFM December 27, 2023

St. Francis and the Sultan’s meeting, centuries ago, has much to teach us.

Make Space for Peace

Vanesa Zuleta Goldberg December 27, 2023

Making time to just sit and be still can seem countercultural to what we are told to do daily. It’s in the moments when we allow ourselves to be still that we can encounter a peace that is life-giving.

Light in the Darkness

Diane M. Houdek December 27, 2023

Light can be a metaphor for holiness, for joy, for peace.

Out of Many, One: A New Franciscan Province

Susan Hines-Brigger December 27, 2023

In October 2023, Franciscans from a number of US provinces gathered to become one. Now they are discovering new ways to live out the spirit of St. Francis.