Be Poor in Spirit
Sue Erschen
September 23, 2025
Regardless of our own financial situation, we all can be poor in spirit.
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Fearing God the Father
Pat McCloskey, OFM
September 23, 2025
I find the infant Jesus and the adult Jesus very approachable. When I think of God the Father, however, I am very afraid.
Saint Francis and the Stigmata
Greg Friedman, OFM
September 22, 2025
God led Francis in and through the depths of suffering to come to know Christ.
How Can I Keep from Singing?
Bruce Epperly
September 22, 2025
When we sing, we pray twice, St. Augustine counsels. What song sustains and empowers you in these difficult and challenging times?
Avoiding Public Prayer
Pat McCloskey, OFM
September 22, 2025
My 49-year-old daughter left the Catholic Church several years ago. She loves praying by herself to God the Father but avoids public prayer. How can she not recognize Jesus’ presence in the Blessed Sacrament?
Finding the Kingdom of God
Pat McCloskey, OFM
September 21, 2025
Our temptation is to admire saints from such a distance that we forget they were still human beings who cooperated with God’s grace.
Truth in the Small Things
Ela Milewska
September 21, 2025
In a culture that questions truth, we are invited to become people of honesty, even when no one is looking.
God Is in Control
Richard Rohr, OFM
September 20, 2025
To accept some degree of meaninglessness is our final and full act of faith that God is still good and still in control.
A More Authentic Pro-Life Mentality
Patricia Breen McNeil
September 20, 2025
What does it mean to be truly pro-life?
Forgiveness from One’s Spouse
Pat McCloskey, OFM
September 20, 2025
If a person commits adultery and then goes to confession, does that person have to ask forgiveness from his or her spouse?
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