A Plea for the New Year

Shannon K. Evans December 29, 2021

If we are to embrace the next chapter of our lives with open arms, we need to take time to cultivate a sense of closure from the last chapter.

Sunday Soundbite for January 2, 2022

Greg Friedman, OFM December 29, 2021

God’s revelation in Jesus has a power surpassing all our modern technological “miracles,” because it speaks to our hearts. Are we listening? Are we open to the Word?

Sharing the Word for December 29, 2021

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk December 29, 2021

There is always reason to sing a new song because there are always new blessings for which to praise God. Each day, each moment, is a unique experience of our relationship with God.

Having It All

Melanie Rigney December 28, 2021

Gianna Beretta Molla (1922-1962) had it all—a loving husband, three children, a fulfilling career as a pediatrician. What mattered more than any of those earthly joys was her faith.

According to the account in Saint Matthew’s Gospel, King Herod slaughtered the Holy Innocents in an attempt to rid himself of the perceived threat of a usurper to his throne. What he didn’t realize is that Jesus’ kingdom is not of this world─a fact that emerges later in Saint Matthew’s Gospel.

Sharing the Word for December 28, 2021

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk December 28, 2021

What today’s psalm says about rescue applies to us, too. We are so vulnerable–so subject to attack from within and from without–that if God is not with us to defend us, we simply cannot survive.

The Stories of Christmas

Diane M. Houdek December 27, 2021

Whether it’s the Christmas story in church, the family stories we tell around holiday tables and in gatherings with old friends, or the Christmas movies we watch each year, there’s something about the telling of familiar stories that holds a special magic.

Our Need for Prayerful Stillness

Jeremy Harrington, OFM December 27, 2021

When we feel drawn to silent union, it is good to go there and rest in God as long as the Spirit invites.

The Second Stage of Marriage

Susan Hines-Brigger December 27, 2021

Recently my husband and I went on a date…to the grocery store…without our four kids. Exciting, right? For us it was. It was wonderful and exciting because it was the closest thing we’ve had to a date night in a long time. Welcome to life in the second stage of marriage.

Saint John the Evangelist

Franciscan Media December 27

Saint John the Evangelist, traditionally thought to be the “Beloved Disciple,” was the writer of the fourth Gospel, and presumably, the only apostle who was not martyred. He is also the disciple to whom Jesus entrusted his mother from the cross. Symbolized as an eagle, Saint John’s Gospel “soars” in its theological treatment of the Good News.