Open Your Heart to Grace
Jeremy Harrington, OFM
June 7, 2025
Jesus is with us now and assures us he will not leave us orphans.
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Do No Harm
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
June 6, 2025
I was looking forward to meeting a friend at a volleyball game. It had been a disturbing week. When I looked up in the stands, there he was chatting with the source of my disturbance.
‘Love Builds Up’
Stephen Copeland
June 5, 2025
From the depth of St. Francis’ relationship with God, he intuited a profound understanding of the human ego.
Give Up Control
Christopher Heffron
June 5, 2025
We crave control. Often we want to be in the driver’s seat of our own lives. But how realistic is that?
Our Friend, Jesus
Patricia Breen McNeil
June 4, 2025
There is an old hymn called “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” It speaks of the privilege and comfort of the depth of intimacy Jesus shares with each of us on a personal level; through all the joys and sorrows, ups and downs of life.
God’s Love Is Boundless
Greg Friedman, OFM
June 3, 2025
The answer God promises to give to you or me will be unique to each of us.
Giving Yourself to God
Herman Sutter
June 3, 2025
If everything we have comes from God, then even our prayer must also come from God. Like the gift of faith, prayer is a gift.
Finding God in the Ordinary
Maureen O'Brien
June 2, 2025
We sometimes feel a lack of spirit in the overwhelming necessity of everyday tasks. Consider inviting God into your repetitive duties.
St. Francis Lived Honestly
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 2, 2025
Francis desired to live honestly. If the friars could do without something, then it belonged to a poor person who needed it.
Midlife and Sister Death
Christopher Heffron
June 1, 2025
Death is inevitable. But how do we use the years we’ve been given? That in itself is a way to celebrate life.
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