A wind is blowing dandelion seeds into the sky

The Enduring Prayer of St. Francis

Pat McCloskey, OFM May 13, 2026

Wind, water, fire, and earth are creation’s basic elements that work together to sustain life.

Traveling Mercies

Kyle Kramer May 13, 2026

Reflect Even though we’re enclosed in the steel and glass bubbles of our cars, driving offers so many opportunities to connect with our fellow fragile

Marian shrine and statue in the United States

The Oldest Marian Shrine

Pat McCloskey, OFM May 13, 2026

What is the oldest Marian shrine in the United States?

St. Thérèse of Lisieux wrote that there is more power in one little act done with all the love one possesses than in the most impressive spiritual displays or works of service if they are not rooted in pure love for God.

Quite Simply, Fun

Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD May 12, 2026

Reflect An invitation to a Mardi Gras party at the Sisters’ Motherhouse—how could I turn it down? Picturing sedate older nuns listening to jazz, I

Coping With a Mother’s Death

Pat McCloskey, OFM May 12, 2026

Does God have a specific minute for us to die—known to God before each of us is born?

Saints Invite Us to the Table

Vanesa Zuleta Goldberg May 11, 2026

The saints draw us into the conversation of faith, life, and the ways in which we can love each other and, in doing so, love God.

Strangers

Kyle Kramer May 11, 2026

Reflect “A stranger,” Irish poet William Butler Yeats is supposed to have said, “is a friend I haven’t met yet.” As Catholics, ours is not

What Does the Common Good Mean?

Pat McCloskey, OFM May 11, 2026

We are living in confusing times, especially with abortion, political lies, gun violence, attacks against the Church, and so on. What is the Catholic Church’s teaching on the common good?