Eternal Life Awaits
Bruce Epperly
August 17, 2024
Death is the great mystery, provoking our fear and anxiety, as well as inspiring our courage and hope.
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Repairing Our Common Home
James Donegan
August 17, 2024
We often look upon the resources here on earth as being here for our benefit and use. But what about when others are not able to access such basic needs as clean water?
Freedom in Forgiveness
Daniel Imwalle
August 16, 2024
Sometimes, the hardest person to forgive can be yourself. Ask God to guide you to a healthier place.
St. Clare’s Canticle
Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
August 16, 2024
Clare’s love song came out of her own sufferings.
Our Universal Mother
Christopher Heffron
August 15, 2024
There is no facet of the human experience that Mary, our universal mother, cannot understand. In times of unrest—in the world or in our hearts—Our Lady is ready to help us. We need only turn to her.
Praise, Thanksgiving, Sorrow, and Suffering
Murray Bodo, OFM
August 15, 2024
Always it is the same: You suddenly realize that God has been there all along—that yes, God is present in your life.
Day-to-Day Courage
Shannon K. Evans
August 14, 2024
For most of us, living courageously is a matter of choosing it with quiet resolution day after day. Take this moment to reflect on the area that is requiring courage of you.
Waiting Is the Hardest Part
Murray Bodo, OFM
August 14, 2024
Waiting is the most difficult part of prayer because it presupposes someone or something we are waiting for. And therefore everything is not up to us.
Aging with Humility and Grace
Melanie Rigney
August 13, 2024
At age 58 in 1978, Pope John Paul II was still an avid skier, hiker, and swimmer. But over the next 27 years, age and health issues caught up with him—as they do with us all.
Listen for the Voice of God
Murray Bodo, OFM
August 13, 2024
In times of pain or anxiety or sorrow, praying might only increase the awareness of our misery and make us even more agitated or afraid.
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