Pick Up Your Mat and Walk
Bruce Epperly
June 10, 2025
Jesus challenged the man with paralysis with the words, “Pick up your mat and walk” (Jn 5:1–8). To have abundant life, he needed to act.
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St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Stability
Christopher Heffron
June 10, 2025
St. Anthony can, through meditation and prayer, help us find a sense of calm long enough to hear God’s voice.
St. Anthony, Our Teacher
Jack Wintz, OFM
June 9, 2025
In canonizing Anthony in 1232, Pope Gregory IX spoke of him as the “Ark of the Testament” and the “Repository of Holy Scripture.”
The Quiet Heart of Prayer
Patricia Breen McNeil
June 9, 2025
Many years ago, a priest gave me advice in confession that ruffles my feathers. He told me that I did too much talking to God—and that I needed to shut up and learn to listen better.
St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Peace
Darleen Pryds, PhD
June 9, 2025
St. Anthony’s peaceful way of being still impresses after 800 years.
The Day the Church Caught Fire
Ela Milewska
June 8, 2025
Pentecost: the day the Church caught fire—literally and figuratively. Tongues of flame, a rushing wind, and suddenly a band of bewildered disciples became bold proclaimers of the Gospel.
Navigating a Broken World
Stephen Copeland
June 7, 2025
We live in a broken reality, and a lot of times there isn’t anything we can do to fix it. This helplessness that we feel is a natural part of navigating this broken world.
Do No Harm
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
June 6, 2025
I was looking forward to meeting a friend at a volleyball game. It had been a disturbing week. When I looked up in the stands, there he was chatting with the source of my disturbance.
Give Up Control
Christopher Heffron
June 5, 2025
We crave control. Often we want to be in the driver’s seat of our own lives. But how realistic is that?
Our Friend, Jesus
Patricia Breen McNeil
June 4, 2025
There is an old hymn called “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” It speaks of the privilege and comfort of the depth of intimacy Jesus shares with each of us on a personal level; through all the joys and sorrows, ups and downs of life.