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As parents, we know that our main job is to raise our children to become responsible adults who will eventually step away from us and forge their own paths. We hope that when doing so, they will take with them all that we have tried to teach them. That’s the way it works. We do our best and then step aside.
Listen to the sounds of nature in your world—the swoosh of leaves, the bend of branches. Even if you’re in a parking lot or on a city street, there’s beauty everywhere, calling to you.
This week we celebrate the first Sunday of the Advent season, beginning our four week journey to the birth of Christ.
The events that Jesus predicts before his second coming are terrifying. But he urges his disciples to be vigilant and pray. He wants us not to be surprised, but rather fully awake and aware.
God calls every earthly king to accounting. He brings the mighty to justice before him. No earthly power lasts forever.
It is good to celebrate those moments where companionship around the table becomes a form of communion, where fantastic food seals friendships, where our vitality and our spirituality truly “wine and dine” together.
Sit in silence for a few moments. Feel your heart beat and your breath as you inhale and exhale. During this time, there is nothing to accomplish.
In today’s story Daniel describes and interprets the king’s dream. The point is to show Daniel’s wisdom, and that the kingdoms of the Gentiles would all pass away.
Amy Heyd spoke with Franciscan Media about food, faith, and family gatherings during the holidays.
Forgiveness isn’t just about letting our grievances go. Forgiveness is the path to restoring the love that binds us to God and one another.
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