woman standing in a forest and listening to the quietness

Listening as Prayer

Herman Sutter March 7, 2026

The real sacrifice God asks is our attention. You don’t have to pick up your rosary, light a candle, or fall on your knees.

There is only one Church-approved apparition of Mary in the United States. Our Lady of Champion, in gleaming light among autumnal trees, appeared three times to Adele Brise in Champion, Wisconsin, in 1859.

Is the Church the ‘Pillar of Truth’?

Pat McCloskey, OFM March 6, 2026

One Catholic evangelist on TV is very fond of describing the Catholic Church as the “pillar of truth.” Doesn’t that make the Catholic Church greater than the Bible? Where in the Bible is the Church described that way?

Mysteries of the Rosary

Jack Wintz, OFM March 5, 2026

The Mysteries of the Rosary are key events in the life of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary that Catholics meditate on while praying the rosary.

Delight in Mercy

Colleen Arnold, MD March 5, 2026

Reflect In Micah 7:18, we read that God delights in showing mercy. And we know from Genesis that we humans are made in God’s image.

Where Can I Find Patron Saint Lists?

Pat McCloskey, OFM March 5, 2026

Is there a publication that lists the saints and their patronages?

Naming Our Insecurities

Stephen Copeland March 4, 2026

This one small moment shows how seeming insecurity, and daring to name it, can also be a pathway toward truth and learning about oneself.

Put Down the Stones

Maureen O'Brien March 4, 2026

Reflect In Brother Mike Johnson’s podcast “A Franciscan Heart in the World” he reflects on John 8:1-11. This scripture invites us to see our own

They Don’t Go to Confession

Pat McCloskey, OFM March 4, 2026

What can I do about those who do not go to Confession? They’re active in Church. They’re adults and married more than 25 years. I’m puzzled. My son-in-law’s parents may not go either.

Human Desire

Stephen Copeland March 3, 2026

All of these things are there for us to discover within ourselves. I’ll close with this line from another great memoirist, Elizabeth Gilbert: “I happen to believe we are all walking repositories of buried treasure.”