Peace
Lord, Disarm Me
Loving God of heaven and earth, I can conceal nothing from you. I beg you to disarm me of my harsh judgments, my sense of entitlement, my short fuse.
Bedrock of Franciscan Peacemaking
Mutual giving and receiving is the bedrock of Franciscan peacemaking.
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Be an Agent of Peace
The well-known hymn, “Make Me a Channel of Your Peace,” is often associated with the life and ministry of St. Francis of Assisi.
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Now What?
Are you too busy to be bored? I hope not. It might seem like an odd thing to celebrate, but in our world of nonstop digital interaction and hurried work and family life, boredom is something of a rarity.
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Following the Better Angels of Our Nature
In his first inaugural address, President Abraham Lincoln counseled his listeners to follow the better angels of their nature. War was on the horizon, and yet Lincoln asserted that “we are not enemies, but friends.”
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A Hidden River
It is a natural part of our faith journey to not always be able to feel God, especially when something is weighing on our hearts.
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I’d Like to Say: We Need to Stop ‘Othering’