Aging with Humility and Grace
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.
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Grace and Service
Humility is not a sign of weakness but a mark of true strength—a recognition of our own limitations and imperfections, and a willingness to serve others with grace and selflessness.
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Navigating Difficulties with Grace
As followers of St. Francis, we are called to navigate life's challenges with grace, humility, and compassion—drawing strength from our faith and our Franciscan values as we encounter difficult situations.
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Acting on the Beatitudes
This friar points to three ways we can better understand and live the joy of the beatitudes in our everyday lives.
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Grace Is Always Here
Reflect As James Finley at the Center for Action of Contemplation sometimes says, “You are being loved into existence.” This is an ever-present reality. Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing—here, now—God is filling up your spirit, soul, and body with ...
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Becoming Radically Open
If I’ve learned anything as a friar, it is that being a Christian means leaving behind everything and being totally fine with accepting whatever God gives me—big or small, happy or painful.
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