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Film Reviews with Sister Rose

Rose Pacatte, FSP October 1, 2019

Sister Rose Pacatte, FSP, reviews Parasite, Spider in the Web, and Don’t Be Nice.

Francis of Assisi wanted to be a “brother minor” so that he could humbly bend down in solidarity with all living creatures of the earth. We, too, are called to bend low in love, to find the humble love of God in the simple ordinary and oftentimes broken hearts of the world. To do so, however, we must be free to bend low in love. In Christ, God has set us free. It is up to us as Christians to live in the freedom of God’s humble love. Only by living in the freedom of love can we help transform the world into the fullness of Christ. It is possible.

Why Am I Still Catholic?

Richard B. Patterson, PhD September 27, 2019

It’s not a new question, but it has become more personal and pointed in light of the clergy sex-abuse scandal.

Blessings in Our Brokenness

Susan Hines-Brigger September 27, 2019

On the bookshelf in the corner of my bedroom sits a ceramic toad. Yes, a toad. It is nothing great to look at. In fact, it’s dull, dusty, and covered in cracks and globs of yellowed glue. It didn’t start out that way, though. It once was shiny and pristine.

If you asked me when or where I got that toad, I wouldn’t be able to tell you. Nor would I be able to tell you why I seemed to like it so much, other than that I was a quirky kid. What I do remember clearly, though, is the day it got broken.

No Rides to Weekday Masses

Pat McCloskey, OFM September 27, 2019

I have a very rare and painful illness that has left me handicapped. I have trouble finding rides to doctors’ offices and to church.

Consequently, I feel very disconnected from my parish in which I once served as a catechist and director of religious education. I do some adult education from my home. My chemo schedule makes attending weekend Masses problematic, but I could go to some weekday Masses if I had a ride. Any suggestions?

Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?

Pat McCloskey, OFM September 27, 2019

Can a Catholic be pro-choice? I am a practicing Catholic who is very pro-life. I know several Catholic women who are pro-choice. I’m an old man who thinks this is a contradiction.

St. Francis and the Eucharist

Pat McCloskey, OFM September 27, 2019

What did the Eucharist mean to St. Francis? How did he express his devotion to it?

Psalm 27: Itinerary Flexible, Destination Clear

Jeremy Harrington, OFM September 26, 2019

“One thing I ask of the LORD;
this I seek:
To dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
That I may gaze on the loveliness of the LORD and contemplate his temple.”
(Psalm 27:4)

Every Breath of Life Is the Breath of God

Ilia Delio, OSF September 26, 2019

To live in God’s humble love is to live in attentiveness, openness and relationship: attentiveness to the presence of God in the details of the fragile human person, openness to the ways God is both hidden and revealed in creation, and relationship to the God incarnated in our neighbors, family and community members. In each of these areas we are called to love in a spirit of compassion, forgiveness, tenderness and care.