Like Green Sunflowers

Maureen O'Brien April 9, 2022

Look around your life today. Can you see how God is right here? Can you tell that you don’t have to wait for anything else to happen?

Sharing the Word for April 9, 2022

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk April 9, 2022

Jesus’ continued dedication to the Father’s plan of salvation would make up for the sins of the world. There would be a whole new relationship between God and God’s human creature.

Love and Community

Ronald Rolheiser, OMI April 8, 2022

God never overpowers anyone. God’s power to create love and community.

Called to be Vulnerable

Herman Sutter April 8, 2022

Speak to someone you don’t know well. Or call someone you haven’t spoken to in a long time. And really listen.

Saint Julie Billiart spent many years suffering from incapacitating ailments, but she never lost her drive to work for the Kingdom of God. Her desire to educate led her to help found the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.

Sharing the Word for April 8, 2022

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk April 8, 2022

We are children of God through the power of the Father working in us. As we approach Holy Week, God’s word makes clear who Jesus is, and invites us to remember who we are.

Grasping the Secret of the Cross

Ronald Rolheiser, OMI April 7, 2022

Grasping the secret of the cross is not something we do once and for all.

Saint John Baptist de La Salle

Franciscan Media April 7

Probably best known as the patron of many Christian Brothers’ schools, Saint John Baptist de La Salle originally had no intention of working with youth or founding a religious community. He saw himself as a comfortable diocesan priest. But God had other plans, and Saint John responded wholeheartedly.

Sharing the Word for April 7, 2022

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk April 7, 2022

Today’s responsorial refrain highlights God’s faithfulness. The promises God made are fulfilled differently now than they were at the beginning, but the Lord is still with us faithfully and forever.