What Is the Church’s Teaching on Yoga?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
October 11, 2025
Speakers whom I greatly respect have said that Catholics should not do yoga or Pilates™. Does the Catholic Church allow this?
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Compassion over Aggression
Daniel Imwalle
October 10, 2025
Eleven years into this ministry, Sister Norma sees the same stumbling blocks that seem to prevent us from seeing migrants with eyes of compassion and having a fruitful, heart-driven dialogue about immigration.
The Sacrament of Now
Maureen O'Brien
October 10, 2025
Can we trust that we are always being led? Think of times you have been led to God by inspiring words, passages, or books that have touched you.
Purgatory on Earth?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
October 10, 2025
I read somewhere a theory that after death we live our lives over again to see the sins we committed, the people we hurt, and that impact on others. At my advanced age, I am constantly recalling various times in my life where I hurt others (in no criminal or unlawful way).
Broken in Spirit
Amy Ekeh
October 9, 2025
The majority of the healing encounters in the Gospels are initiated by the person who desires healing.
Who Is Your Neighbor?
Daniel Imwalle
October 9, 2025
In these times of isolation and overdependence on technology for the purpose of communication, consider turning a stranger into a neighbor.
Grieving Family Members
Pat McCloskey, OFM
October 9, 2025
Q. For six years, I was the sole caregiver of my mom and my aunt. They died eight weeks apart. I miss them so much; they were my best friends, and we did everything together. I still grieve their deaths, especially during the holidays. I cry often, but I offer all my loneliness, sadness, and Masses for the holy souls in purgatory. When will my pain and loneliness ease? I am very active in my local parish.
Alive to the Splendor
Franciscan Media
October 8, 2025
Slipping into non-relational thinking is natural and human, since we live in a busy world.
Letting Go of What You Can’t Control
Christopher Wesley
October 8, 2025
You are not God. That might sound obvious, but it’s also a relief. You’re not responsible for holding the whole world together—just to show up with love and faithfulness in the part you’ve been given.
What Is the Secular Franciscan Order?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
October 8, 2025
Even though I have long known that there are Franciscan sisters, brothers, and priests, a friend recently told me about a group that is completely new to me: the Secular Franciscan Order.