Let Go of the Hurt

Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD May 23, 2025

Search your heart for a lingering resentment about a difficult encounter or conversation, recent or longstanding.

leader in front of team with a welcoming and humble pasture.

Lead Like St. Francis

Sara P. Marks May 22, 2025

When a leader leads as to elevate all their community, a rare thing happens: The leader opens herself or himself up to transformation.

Have you ever weeded a garden? It is a very important practice, yet it can be frustrating as well. You must get down on your hands and knees and carefully pull them out by the roots unless you want them to come back

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God Is Right Here

Maureen O'Brien May 21, 2025

When we pray and seek out God, we are often led right to what’s already here in our lives.

Family Challenges

Daniel Imwalle May 20, 2025

Family is at the core of our social structure. But sometimes we take our families for granted or even experience deep rifts with some of our loved ones.

Holy Mary, Mother and Mystic

Murray Bodo, OFM May 20, 2025

Mary’s life, like that of her son, will be a living out of her own canticle

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I Know You’re There, God

Colleen Arnold, MD May 19, 2025

Recently, as I drove home from work, I hit a patch of dense mist rising from the river. Even my fog lights were useless. I knew the road was still there—I’d traveled it hundreds of times—but I was scared. Sometimes, following God is like that.

Do You Want to Be Healed?

Bruce Epperly May 18, 2025

Jesus asked a man with paralysis, “Do you want to be healed?” (Jn 5:1–8) Jesus asks the same question of us in our personal and public lives.

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Let’s Spread Love

Susan Hines-Brigger May 17, 2025

Love is so much broader than the narrow lens of romance. It can take on so many different forms and be expressed in so many different ways.

Mistakes and Failures

Stephen Copeland May 16, 2025

Despite his many mistakes St. Peter displayed incredible heart. He felt deeply. He loved deeply. He was always eager and willing to follow Jesus, even if he sometimes failed.