Craftsmanship
Kyle Kramer
June 4, 2026
Reflect The great gift of craftsmanship is the ability to use your hard-won skill to bring something tangible, beautiful, and lasting into the world. Well-made things,
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The Holy Family’s Arrival in Nazareth
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 4, 2026
According to Luke, the Holy Family went to Nazareth a little more than 40 days after Jesus was born. Matthew’s Gospel suggests it may have been several years later. Which was it?
Always Say ‘I Love You’
Sandy Howison
June 4, 2026
Throughout this messy, sweet, chaotic, precious time we have together, we’ll tell each other the best thing, the only thing that really matters: “I love you.”
Something to Hold On To
Kyle Kramer
June 3, 2026
Reflect Because Catholicism is a sacramental, incarnated religion, “stuff” matters—our bodies, our surroundings and landscapes, the physical objects we encounter on a daily basis. All of
The Our Father, Amen, and Holding Hands
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 3, 2026
Would you say if there is still an amen at the end of the Our Father? At Mass, I realize a prayer has been inserted between the main body of the prayer and when the priest says amen.
Hymns of Praise
Franciscan Media
June 3, 2026
Each path Francis took on his journey to God led him to a single action: praise of God.
Your Inner Room
Herman Sutter
June 2, 2026
Reflect When Jesus tells the apostles to pray in secret, to go into their “inner room” and pray, what does He mean? Is He telling us
Anointing the Sick and Baptism
Pat McCloskey, OFM
June 2, 2026
The catechumens in my RCIA group asked me these questions: Can permanent deacons administer the Sacrament of the Sick? Can a non-baptized person receive the Sacrament of the Sick? Can a baptized person who is not a Catholic receive the Sacrament of the Sick? If not, why not?
Acquire Less, Love More
Margaux Blanchard
June 2, 2026
Will you choose to live with less so you can love more? Will you trust that joy is not something to chase but something to welcome in the present moment?
All In All
Herman Sutter
June 1, 2026
Reflect At the end of time, Paul tells us, Jesus will hand over everything to God, even Himself, so that “God may be all in