Models of Gratitude
Kathy Coffey
December 30, 2023
A truly grateful person overlooks the negatives to focus on the world’s abundant delights. People want to be around them, to become as thankful as they are.
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Family Stories
Diane M. Houdek
December 30, 2023
If we have celebrated the feast of the incarnation well, our lives will be changed.
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.