Revelations of Grace

Franciscan Media January 21, 2026

As Catholics, we find our houses and our world haunted by a sense that the objects, events, and persons of daily life are revelations of grace.

Your Life Can Be a Prayer

Bruce Epperly January 21, 2026

Reflect Thomas of Celano observed of Francis of Assisi that “his life was a prayer.” Francis met every moment and encounter prayerfully and carefully. Each moment was an opportunity

When Prayers Are Answered ‘No’

Pat McCloskey, OFM January 21, 2026

Jesus told the apostles: “Whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it” (Jn 14:13–14). How can we believe this if a prayer is answered no?

sad woman behind a window with water drops.

‘God Has Collected Your Tears’

Franciscan Media January 20, 2026

I don’t think you can get to a place of being open to God’s grace unless you feel that your lament has been heard.

Take the Easy Days

Martin J.P. Gianotti January 20, 2026

Reflect Have you ever criticized yourself for not doing “enough spiritually”? Not saying the right devotions, not kneeling the whole time, not paying attention enough? Pray

Finding Satan’s Story in the Bible

Pat McCloskey, OFM January 20, 2026

Where in the Bible can I find the story of Lucifer and the fallen angels? I’ve looked, but without success. Is there some other book that contains this story?

Audacious Hope

Christopher Heffron January 19, 2026

Hope was always the bedrock of Dr. Martin Luther King’s work. “If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps moving,” he said.

Stealthy Angels

Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD January 19, 2026

Reflect As predictable as the morning light streaming through my porch window—he’s at it again. My aging neighbor shuffles out his front door down his