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Sow Seeds of Peace

Albert Haase, OFM December 4, 2020

Like Saint Francis, we too must clear an interior space and empty ourselves for peace to blossom within our lives and the lives of others.

The Spiritual Insight of Charlie Brown

Stephen Copeland December 4, 2020

Charlie Brown’s emotional honesty, intellectual curiosity, and overall bravery—amidst unmet expectations, failure, shame, and humiliation—reflects the spiritual path for each of us.

People holding hands during sunset while riding bikes

Lavish Generosity

Patricia Breen McNeil December 4, 2020

God never ceases to be generous with us, even when we do not pay attention or miss things.

Saint John Damascene was born in Damascus, but spent most of his life in a monastery near Jerusalem. Little is known about his life, but John is remembered as the last of the Eastern Church Fathers. He gained fame as a poet and an author.

Becoming God’s Instruments

Albert Haase, OFM December 3, 2020

The need to be in control can be such a slippery slope on the spiritual journey: When do we take charge and act? When do we hold back and trust? So many of us live delusional lives and think we’re in charge not only of our lives but also of our holiness and soul training. And that is the very reason why frustration reigns supreme: We resist letting go and trusting in the fingers of the potter. We refuse to surrender. And yet, training the soul to become God’s instrument occurs only in the radical act of trust.

Marriage Moment: The Peanut Butter War

Susan Hines-Brigger December 3, 2020

When Mark and I first got married, we went through all the required Pre-Cana classes and even decided to go for the full Engaged Encounter weekend as opposed to the abbreviated one-day class. Come our wedding day, we thought we were set. Finances? Check. Number of children desired? Check. Extended family? Thoroughly discussed.

Saint Francis Xavier

Franciscan Media December 3

Saint Francis Xavier was won over to Christ by the gentle persuasion of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. He then joined the Jesuits and soon after set off for the East, where he labored the rest of his life. Xavier was on his way to China when he died in 1552.