Reaching Out to Others
Susan Hines-Brigger
March 4, 2025
Each of us, throughout our lives, will encounter challenging times where we need someone we can turn to for help and support.
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When We Find God
Ilia Delio, OSF
March 4, 2025
Prayer begins in the poverty of the desert and is the cry of the poor person who is far from home and seeks the way to the source of life.
Take Nothing For the Journey
Colleen Arnold, MD
March 3, 2025
On a medical mission to Haiti, we climbed a long, steep trail to a mountain town for a three-day clinic.
Don’t Block Out the Spirit
Ilia Delio, OSF
March 2, 2025
When we are truly ourselves, God shines through us in the most glorious and unique way.
Commitment to Justice
Paul Lipowski
March 2, 2025
Committing to justice requires clarity of purpose and a steadfast dedication to fairness and equality. St. Francis advocated for justice by standing up for the marginalized and promoting peace.
All Members of the Human Family
Daniel Imwalle
March 1, 2025
It’s sometimes easy to go with the flow in society and simply live life in a way that doesn’t gain any unwanted attention. There’s a temptation toward anonymity that’s actually quite dangerous for us, spiritually.
The Blessings of Someone’s Labor
Clifford Hennings, OFM
February 28, 2025
In the developed world many take the availability of food for granted. Yet behind all that food is the sweat from someone’s hard labor.
When Prayer Feels Dry
Herman Sutter
February 27, 2025
Do you sometimes feel trapped by your own habits and customs, ways of doing things? Even our prayer and worship can become so repetitive and familiar that it seems like we’re on autopilot.
Addressing Old Wounds
Carol Ann Morrow
February 26, 2025
A stray reminder can lead us to relive a long-ago injury–one received, one given. It’s humbling to recall that we acted or reacted in anger, with ugliness–that we even hold a grudging memory today.
Open 24/7
Maureen O'Brien
February 25, 2025
At St. Edmund’s Retreat on Enders Island, on Long Island Sound, the sea-facing Chapel of Our Lady of Assumption is open 24/7. How rare it is, in these current times, to find a church that provides constant refuge.