One Flickering Flame
Maureen O'Brien
December 14, 2023
We are given the gift of having St. Francis’ guidance: “All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”
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Maureen O'Brien
Maureen O'Brien's award-winning short stories and poems have been published widely in magazines and anthologies. She lives in Connecticut, where taught creative writing to teenagers for 25 years. She holds an MA in creative writing and a BA in philosophy and religion. She is the author of What Was Lost: Seeking Refuge in the Psalms and Gather the Fragments: My Year of Finding God’s Love (Franciscan Media).
Loving with All Your Heart
Maureen O'Brien
November 27, 2023
We find in Matthew 22: 37–38: “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment.” What comes to mind today as you read these words?
Angel Lights
Maureen O'Brien
November 17, 2023
In what ways have angels been a part of your faith journey?
Listen Longer
Maureen O'Brien
November 7, 2023
Today consider the words from Psalm 116: 1–2: “I love the Lord, who listened to my voice in supplication, who turned an ear to me on the day I called.”
Like the Dewfall
Maureen O'Brien
October 26, 2023
Today, reflect on these poetic words from the Eucharistic prayer: “Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray, by sending down your Spirit upon them like the dewfall.”
Tiny Stitches
Maureen O'Brien
October 16, 2023
Reflect In the lower level of the soaring Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, the tunic of Francis is spread under glass, patched together with
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