Prayer
Death Is a New Beginning
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
April 14, 2026
Our faith has a way of answering questions and helping us understand that their deaths and those of all our loved ones are not signs of an ending, but rather a new beginning for them.
God Knows Me by Name
Sandy Howison
April 9, 2026
God, my loving parent, made me, cares for me, and calls me by name. It’s up to me to answer the call.
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The Psalms Are Prayers from the Heart
Michael D. Guinan, OFM
April 6, 2026
The psalms are truly prayers from the heart, from the heart of our persons and from the heart of our lives.
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Prayerful Wandering in Lent
Carol Ann Morrow
March 31, 2026
This year, I am wandering the Mojave in my mind and heart.
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Lent Is a Return to Simplicity
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 30, 2026
The practices of Lent help us to be both realistic and happy. The two go together in a way that consumerism can never fathom.
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Love the Unlovable
Richard B. Patterson, PhD
March 28, 2026
As Jesus noted, loving our neighbor is easy when our neighbor is lovable.
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‘I Am the Vine, You Are the Branches’
Leonard Foley, OFM
March 26, 2026
Clare’s name means “light.” She is the bright, shining one who reflected God’s love into the world.
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