Pilgrims in Rome | Photo by Chris Czermak on Unsplash

Restless Hearts Fixed on God

Christopher Heffron October 22, 2025

I spend my last night of my pilgrimage to Italy on the balcony of my hotel room drinking wine and looking up at a heavy sky.

Family might mean different things to different people. You might have a “work family” or a “family of friends.” Take a moment to think of someone from one of these groups and let that person know who she or he is for you. They may be surprised and almost certainly delighted.

Embrace God’s Plan

Melanie Rigney October 21, 2025

Reflect He wanted to reunite Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians, and became a Capuchin friar as a step toward that desire. But Leopold Mandić’s

Children praying | Photo by Carlos Magno on Unsplash

Christ Is Our Advocate

Mark Etling, PhD October 21, 2025

We believe God the Holy Spirit to be our advocate, the one who inspires and guides us on our journey of faith.

The Bible and Homosexuality

Pat McCloskey, OFM October 21, 2025

I am very confused about homosexuality. I know it’s a sin, but I don’t understand why society condemns this so much as compared to other sins.

A Call for Compassion

Kathy Coffey October 20, 2025

Reflect One of the last places we expect to find compassion is in a government bureaucracy or customer service center. Yet what unexpected delight to

woman surrounded by peace praying during a sunset

Mighty Peace Prayer

Jack Wintz, OFM October 20, 2025

Francis of Assisi may not have written the words of the Peace Prayer attributed to him, but he certainly lived them.

Should I Forget My Husband’s Abuse?

Pat McCloskey, OFM October 20, 2025

I have a bully for a husband. He is always putting me down and yelling.

God’s Love for Us Is Constant

Jim Van Vurst, OFM October 19, 2025

God can and does communicate in ways we can’t imagine. If a mother can communicate to her infant, would we ever say that God does

Hold Up My Arms

Ela Milewska October 19, 2025

Some days, prayer feels hard to sustain without help. We are not alone on this journey of faith. Others are praying with us, for us, and because of us.