Who Is Your Neighbor?

Daniel Imwalle October 9, 2025

In these times of isolation and overdependence on technology for the purpose of communication, consider turning a stranger into a neighbor.

Kids in a fountain | Photo by Ivan Lopatin on Unsplash

Alive to the Splendor

Franciscan Media October 8, 2025

Slipping into non-relational thinking is natural and human, since we live in a busy world.

Letting Go of What You Can’t Control

Christopher Wesley October 8, 2025

You are not God. That might sound obvious, but it’s also a relief. You’re not responsible for holding the whole world together—just to show up with love and faithfulness in the part you’ve been given.

What Is the Secular Franciscan Order?

Pat McCloskey, OFM October 8, 2025

Even though I have long known that there are Franciscan sisters, brothers, and priests, a friend recently told me about a group that is completely new to me: the Secular Franciscan Order.

Countering Violence

Susan Hines-Brigger October 7, 2025

While incidents of violence range in scope and size, they all leave damage and suffering in their wake. Such violence stands in sharp contrast to the beauty of life that God created.

Why Roman Catholic?

Pat McCloskey, OFM October 7, 2025

Why does the Roman Catholic Church call itself that? Jesus stood against everything that the Roman Empire represented—the power, the might and the violence. Rome figured mightily in his death on the cross.

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‘The Divine Is Superabundant’

Stephen Copeland October 6, 2025

May we seek to adopt an imaginative and prayerful stance toward an abundant reality. May creativity help us to mine that reality and heighten our awareness of grace.