A Higher Calling
Patrick Carolan
July 31, 2025
Not everyone is called to be a professed Franciscan. But everyone is called to be Franciscan.
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Choosing Joy Everyday
Ela Milewska
July 31, 2025
Joy isn’t a naïve denial of life’s struggles—it’s a choice we make to root ourselves in God’s enduring love. Some days it’s a dance party in the kitchen; other days it’s a whispered “thank you” through tears.
Drink of One Spirit
Christopher Heffron
July 30, 2025
As the 2024 election draws closer and tempers flare, let us pray that the message above from St. Paul
God’s Messengers
Christopher Heffron
July 30, 2025
St. Francis of Assisi praised God for all life: the birds in the sky and the lilies of the field. Even the dog at your feet is a messenger of the Almighty—there to remind you that you are loved and beloved.
The Nature of Christian Love
Clifford Hennings, OFM
July 29, 2025
Pope St. John Paul II remarked that “Love between man and woman cannot be built without sacrifices and self-denial.” This is the nature of all Christian love.
God Awaits
Kristina Santos
July 29, 2025
Our need to be both receivers and givers of mercy is the purpose of Christ’s presence among us.
The Saints Beckon Us
Vanesa Zuleta Goldberg
July 28, 2025
The saints lived lives marked by the promise of liberation that Jesus brings forth through his life, death, and resurrection.
Padre Pio, Be with Me
Martin J.P. Gianotti
July 28, 2025
Have you ever felt removed or distant from God as things around you are falling apart? Maybe in those moments you wonder if God is punishing you from something in your past.
All Creatures Great and Small
Jack Wintz, OFM
July 27, 2025
Throughout this canticle, we have seen how Francis saw God’s goodness, radiance and beauty in all creatures.
Jesus Is with Me in the Storm
Bruce Epperly
July 27, 2025
When the disciples were caught in a storm at sea, they panicked and lost hope. But, when they remembered that Jesus was with them in the boat, their spirits were buoyed.
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