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Hope in God's Goodness

Colleen C. Mitchell May 31, 2022

Luke’s Gospel tells us Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, was barren for many years. I can picture Elizabeth averting her gaze and hastening past the crowd outside the gates as the years got long and the hope faded. I can understand how she might have grown weary of the journey—tired of the eyes that watched her and wondered what she could possibly be hoping for, tired of the whispered questions and growing assumptions. I know that tiredness. But I know too that, in that silence, there is a hope that even if God has not answered us the way we wished, he is still good.

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The Art of Accompaniment

Patricia Breen McNeil May 31, 2022

Both Mary and Elizabeth accompanied each other in their time of need. As disciples, we are all called to that same art of accompaniment with each other. What do I do to  accompany another?

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Painting of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Franciscan Media May 31

The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is about both two women and two men. The Blessed Virgin Mary goes to visit Elizabeth to assist her in her final days of pregnancy. But as she greets Elizabeth, the babe in Elizabeth’s womb—John the Baptist—leaps for joy at the presence of Jesus in Mary’s womb. Great mysteries of life are at play here.

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Painting of Saint Joan of Arc

Saint Joan of Arc

Franciscan Media May 30

Saint Joan of Arc has been the subject of many plays and books, and her life is riddled with legend. But we know that she was a very spiritual young woman who led the French in battle against the English. In a politically motivated trial, Joan was condemned to death and burned at the stake.

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Water’s Many Gifts

Kathy Coffey May 29, 2022

The calming effects of water on the human spirit are well known. Clean water is too precious to take for granted; much of the world thirsts for it, and climate change threatens the water supply for the poorest.

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Statue of Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat

Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat

Franciscan Media May 29

Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat lived in France during the French Revolution. Concerned about the education of children, especially girls, and feeling a call to the religious life, she founded the Society of the Sacred Heart. The sisters worked for the education of the poor and ran boarding schools for the well-to-do.

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