A Time for Grace
Stephen Copeland
April 25, 2020
When I first started going on contemplative retreats, I remember how difficult it was to give myself grace in my journey inward.
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St. Clare, COVID-19, and the Communion of Saints
Pauline J. Albert, PhD
April 25, 2020
“He died alone!” “We were not with her!” These lamentations are heard daily as people recount the most bitter experience of losing a loved one to COVID-19.
Faith and Family for April 26: The Road to Emmaus
Franciscan Media
April 21, 2020
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LK 24:13-35
That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus’ disciples were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus,
and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. And it happened that while they were conversing and debating,
Sunday Soundbite for April 19, 2020
Greg Friedman, OFM
April 19, 2020
Most of us are used to a scientific approach to the world around us. However when we hear this Gospel proclaimed we can take heart from our fellow believers who “have not seen, and yet believe.”
Sacred Heart of Jesus Prayers: A Collection of Devotions
Anne Costa
April 15, 2020
O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing,
I adore you, I love you and will a lively sorrow for my sins.
I offer you this poor heart of mine.
Make me humble, patient, pure, and wholly obedient to your will.
A Message of Hope from the Mayor of Assisi
Franciscan Media
April 14, 2020
Stefania Proietti is the mayor of Assisi, Italy. The following Easter letter is to the residents of Assisi, and she wanted to share it with us. In turn, we wanted to share her beautiful message of hope with you.
Faith and Family for April 19: Jesus Appears to the Disciples
Franciscan Media
April 14, 2020
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JN 20:19-31
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews,
Sunday Soundbite for April 12, 2020
Greg Friedman, OFM
April 12, 2020
The first followers of Jesus witness that he was risen; they had experienced him alive in their midst. Today our Easter Gospel is a story of living faith in which we are participants, and to which we are now witnesses.
Lent with the Saints: Mary Magdalene
Greg Friedman, OFM
April 11, 2020
Mary Magdalene is one of the main characters in the story of Jesus’ passion, death, and resurrection.
Don't Lose the Connection
Vincenzo Peroni
April 10, 2020
The moment in which we lose connection with Jesus and with the Church, we are no longer ourselves and we do not have any understanding of who we will be. For Peter at that moment, the cock crows and his crowing becomes an echo of Jesus’s words during the Last Supper. Peter, now smitten and dejected, is brought back to self-awareness. The Lord, turning his head, looks at Peter. Once more it is the gaze of Jesus that conquers a person, that moves him to compassion.