Praying in Nature’s Cathedrals

Barbara Hughes January 26, 2022

Faced with the demands of the world around us, St. Francis led the way to our finding peace in nature.

Search Me and Know Me

Bruce Epperly January 26, 2022

Accept God’s knowledge of your life in its entirety. Ask for God’s healing and loving presence. To be known and loved liberates us from illusion and self-deception and provides a pathway to change.

Faith and Family for January 30: Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time

Susan Hines-Brigger January 26, 2022

During Mass this week, we hear readings about what it means to be a prophet, God’s greatest gift of love, and the reaction to the message Jesus delivered to people at the synagogue.

Saints Timothy and Titus were trusted friends and co-workers with Saint Paul through many of his trials. He eventually set both up as heads of local Churches and encouraged them as would a father. Saint Paul seems to have truly relished their support and friendship.

Sunday Soundbite for January 30, 2022

Greg Friedman, OFM January 26, 2022

Few of us are called to be prophets but we can identify some contemporary figures who fit that role. How do we accept the prophetic message we hear proclaimed each Sunday? And would we invite the bearer of that message home for Sunday dinner?

Sharing the Word for January 26, 2022

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk January 26, 2022

God’s word is still being sown today. Its fruitfulness depends on where it is planted. Today’s parable invites us to ask ourselves what kind of soil we provide for God’s word.

A Mystic Activist for Our Time

Bruce Epperly January 25, 2022

I was looking for a world-affirming way to become a mystic activist for our time.

Man looking at the sun | Photo by Zac Durant on Unsplash

Glory to You, O Lord

Jeremy Harrington, OFM January 25, 2022

Christ shared his glory with his disciples. He breathed upon them and sent his Holy Spirit upon them for the forgiveness of sins. He does the same for us today.

Get Back on the Horse

Natalie Ryan January 25, 2022

It took falling off a horse and becoming temporarily blind for him to hear the voice of Christ. Then his sight and strength were renewed when the Lord realized that Saul’s heart was converted and made anew.

Conversion of Saint Paul

Franciscan Media January 25

The conversion of Saint Paul on the road to Damascus was to be the turning point in his spiritual life. There he met Jesus and nothing was the same after that. Thereafter, all his zeal and energy were focused on the spread of the gospel message.