Prayer
The Canticle of the Creatures
Omer Englebert
August 23, 2024
The return to the Portiuncula was by way of Borgo San Sepolcro, Monte Casale, and Citta di Castello.
Dr. Paul M. Lipowski, EdD
Janice Lane Palko
August 22, 2024
“It’s hard to escape or disconnect the Catholic faith from being Polish,” says Dr. Paul M. Lipowski, EdD, chief charism officer for the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement at Graymoor.
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St. Clare’s Canticle
Murray Bodo, OFM, and Susan Saint Sing
August 16, 2024
Clare’s love song came out of her own sufferings.
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Praise, Thanksgiving, Sorrow, and Suffering
Murray Bodo, OFM
August 15, 2024
Always it is the same: You suddenly realize that God has been there all along—that yes, God is present in your life.
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Waiting Is the Hardest Part
Murray Bodo, OFM
August 14, 2024
Waiting is the most difficult part of prayer because it presupposes someone or something we are waiting for. And therefore everything is not up to us.
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Listen for the Voice of God
Murray Bodo, OFM
August 13, 2024
In times of pain or anxiety or sorrow, praying might only increase the awareness of our misery and make us even more agitated or afraid.
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Write Down the Word
Murray Bodo, OFM
August 12, 2024
There are times when the interior journey is impeded by the refusal or inability to make an external journey.
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