Coping With a Mother’s Death
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 12, 2026
Does God have a specific minute for us to die—known to God before each of us is born?
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Saints Invite Us to the Table
Vanesa Zuleta Goldberg
May 11, 2026
The saints draw us into the conversation of faith, life, and the ways in which we can love each other and, in doing so, love God.
Strangers
Kyle Kramer
May 11, 2026
Reflect “A stranger,” Irish poet William Butler Yeats is supposed to have said, “is a friend I haven’t met yet.” As Catholics, ours is not
What Does the Common Good Mean?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 11, 2026
We are living in confusing times, especially with abortion, political lies, gun violence, attacks against the Church, and so on. What is the Catholic Church’s teaching on the common good?
Seven Days with Solanus Casey
Leo Wollenweber, OFM Cap
May 8, 2026
The monastery doorbell rang at two o’clock in the morning. Father Solanus Casey ran down the steps to the door before anyone else was awakened. When he
Does God Change?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 8, 2026
God can appear harsh in the Old Testament, compared to the just and merciful God of today. How is this possible?
Let Them Help
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
May 8, 2026
Reflect After Mass, I trailed my husband in his electric wheel chair to the parking lot, where I would be hard-pressed to lift the chair into
Is God Listening to My Prayers?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 7, 2026
Although I keep praying, little happens. What else can I do?
Pray to Saints for Peace
Jack Wintz, OFM
May 7, 2026
With God’s help through the intercession of the saints, may our world be set free from war, violence, and terrorism.
All My Relations
Kyle Kramer
May 7, 2026
Reflect In the indigenous Lakota tradition, the Mitakuye Oyasin prayer offers thanks for “all my relations”: our deep interconnectedness to other people, animals, and all