Advance Preparation

Kathy Coffey April 4, 2023

Reflect It’s easier to act compassionately when coming from a spacious place than from one constrained by fear. Thus it’s possible to prepare for a

Sharing the Word for April 4, 2023

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk April 4, 2023

Tuesday of Holy Week April 4, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Isaiah 49:1-6 The Servant Songs of Isaiah continue. Today we hear the Servant reflecting

Lent with St. Clare: Tuesday of Holy Week

Franciscan Media April 4, 2023

We live in a noisy world. Too often we fill silent moments with endless chatter and loud distractions. Yet in silence there can be great peace.

Divine Thumbprints All Around

Stephen Copeland April 3, 2023

Reflect St. Bonaventure believed that there were “vestiges,” or, divine thumbprints, throughout the created order. God created the universe, and therefore the world in which

Sharing the Word for April 3, 2023 – Holy Week – Year 1

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk April 3, 2023

Monday of Holy Week April 3, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Isaiah 42:1-7 In the Book of Isaiah there are four poems–“oracles”–about God’s deliverance of

Lent with St. Clare: Monday of Holy Week

Franciscan Media April 3, 2023

The poor sisters lived filled with consolation, with assurance. They dared to believe that promise of Jesus. They were learning that he was true to his word and their joy was, indeed, full and free.

Properly Investing Your Trust

Theresa Doyle-Nelson April 2, 2023

Reflect “Trust in the Lord forever! For the Lord is an eternal Rock.”—Isaiah 26:4 It’s easy to misplace our trust. Many people can be so

Sunday Soundbite for April 2, 2023

Greg Friedman, OFM April 2, 2023

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Cycle AApril 2, 2023 Some years ago, I saw an exhibit of paintings by Monet. Seeing a lifetime of

Lent with St. Clare: Palm Sunday

Franciscan Media April 2, 2023

Palm Sunday marks a profound moment in Clare’s life. It is on this day that, in the middle of the night and with the help of others, she left behind the life that she had known.