Franciscan Inspirations: Jesus’ Special Friends

Jim Van Vurst, OFM May 18, 2020

The Gospels relate many people Jesus met and talked to during his three-year ministry.

woman drawing a heart in the sky at night

Franciscan Inspirations: ‘I Will Never Take Back My Love’

Jeremy Harrington, OFM May 18, 2020

“I will never take back my love,” is a message from God in Psalm 89. The words struck me as I was praying the Office of Readings. They are appropriate for Valentine’s Day and for reflection during Lent.

Franciscan Inspirations: Jesus and the Canaanite Woman

Jim Van Vurst, OFM May 18, 2020

Many people face a conundrum when reading the scene in Matthew’s Gospel where Jesus meets the Canaanite woman.

Richard Rohr on Sacred Violence

Richard Rohr, OFM May 18, 2020

Both René Girard and Gil Bailie have taught us that the most effective and common way to turn social hatred into social harmony is via a scapegoat.

Why Does Evil Exist?

Pat McCloskey, OFM May 18, 2020

If God is all-powerful and all-good, why does evil exist?

Sharing the Word for May 18, 2020 – Sixth Week of Easter – Year 2

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk May 18, 2020

It’s hard for us to grasp the relationships between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They are all God, all involved in our salvation, all protecting us.

Catholics and Politics

Christopher Heffron May 17, 2020

If we want candidates of integrity, shouldn’t we be persons of integrity, too?

Sunday Soundbite for May 17, 2020

Greg Friedman, OFM May 17, 2020

Today’s Scripture selections continue the Easter instructions for the newly-baptized. The “First Letter of Peter” encourages those fearful of persecution to remember that Christ also suffered persecution.