Mutual Gratitude
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
May 6, 2026
Reflect “Don’t change!” I plead to the traffic light at the end of the exit ramp. No use. I brake to a stop beside a
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What Is Americanism?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 6, 2026
Is Americanism a heresy? If so, what does it mean? The person who introduced me to this term was not very clear about its meaning.
Teach Us to Trust
Kyle Kramer
May 5, 2026
Reflect The Israelites sojourned for forty years in the desert, learning to be a community and learning to trust entirely in God to sustain them. Manna
Why Was St. Francis So Devoted to Mary?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 5, 2026
I have heard that St. Francis of Assisi was very devoted to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Why? Did Francis write about her?
What is Enough?
Colleen Arnold, MD
May 4, 2026
Reflect The rich man said, “This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store
May a Catholic Have a Living Will?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 4, 2026
Is it proper for me as a Catholic to have a living will? What does the Church teach about this?
Save Us From Our Screens
Kyle Kramer
May 1, 2026
Reflect When smart phones first came on the scene, they seemed just like handy gadgets. Little did we know that these trojan horses and their apps
Lost & Found: Thank You, St. Anthony of Padua
Franciscan Media
April 30, 2026
The array of wonders attributed to St. Anthony in story and legend is astounding in its variety.
God Is Near, Trustworthy, and Good
Colleen C. Mitchell
April 30, 2026
This is what Jesus desires to invite us into: a contentment that is not dependent on who we are but on who he is.
My Withered Hand
Colleen Arnold, MD
April 30, 2026
Reflect In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus sees a man with a withered hand, a hand that was obvious to everyone. Most of us have withered parts,