
Saint Francis Meets the Leper
In embracing the leper, Saint Francis experienced a singular moment of grace.
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In embracing the leper, Saint Francis experienced a singular moment of grace.

Reflect Sometimes the flame of our love for God grows dim. It is then that we must return to the small ways God woos us

Thursday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time July 20, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Exodus 3:13-20 God continues to speak to Moses from the

We can experience God in a most fundamental way—through the example of a child at play.

Reflect In the Gospels, Jesus demonstrates the power of open-ended questions. He asks the first disciples, “What do you want?” (Mk 10:46), and then after

Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time July 19, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Exodus 3:1-6, 9-12 Moses is in a foreign land, a

Inside of silence—especially extended silence—we see that things find their true order and meaning somewhat naturally. When things find their true order, we know what

Tuesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time July 18, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Exodus 2:1-15a God undertakes the rescue of his people from

St. Francis wanted us to stay close to the cracks in the social fabric, and not to ensconce ourselves at the safe, even churchy, center.

Outer silence means very little if there is not a deeper inner silence.