Prayer
You Are the Beloved
				
			
																				
			Franciscan Media		
				
																						
			October 30, 2025		
		
		
				Maybe it’s my brain chemistry. I have no idea. But one of the things I’m always trying to remember whether it’s guilt, whether it’s shame, …
Origins of the Nicene Creed Explained
					
			
																				
			Pat McCloskey, OFM		
				
																						
			October 29, 2025		
				
		
		
			How did the Nicene Creed come about?  In AD 325, 12 years after Christianity had become a “tolerated religion” in the Roman Empire, Emperor Constantine convoked and presided over the First Council of Nicaea (modern-day Izmir, Turkey). The council addressed ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Are You a Good Listener?
					
			
																				
			Laura Stanko Britto		
				
																						
			October 28, 2025		
				
		
		
			To be a truly present listener, we must open both our ears and hearts. 		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						St. Francis and Christmas: A Celebration of Love
					
			
																				
			Roch Niemier, OFM		
				
																						
			October 28, 2025		
				
		
		
			You are God’s beloved. This was proven by the Incarnation and brought to life in Greccio 800 years ago. 		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						What Is Mine to Do?
					
			
																				
			Patricia Breen McNeil		
				
																						
			October 28, 2025		
				
		
		
			Of the many beautiful places I have traveled, my favorite city is Assisi. 		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Road Tripping with the Almighty
					
			
																				
			Rachel Zawila		
				
																						
			October 27, 2025		
				
		
		
			My mind goes to this quote from Pope Francis: “Let us learn to keep silence before him, as we meditate upon the Gospel. If we are to know the Lord, we must go to him. Listen to him in silence before the Tabernacle and approach him ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Call On the Spirit
					
			
																				
			Mark P. Shea		
				
																						
			October 26, 2025		
				
		
		
			“Virtue—even attempted virtue—brings light; indulgence brings fog.” 		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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