What Is Perfect Joy?
Murray Bodo, OFM
June 25, 2024
In a true fraternity the friars have learned to see their own brokenness, their jealousy, their desire for power.
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Murray Bodo, OFM
Murray Bodo, OFM, is a Franciscan priest and a member of the Franciscan Academy. An award-winning author of many books, including Francis: The Journey and the Dream, Surrounded by Love: Seven Teachings of Saint Francis, and Nourishing Love: A Franciscan Celebration of Mary, he writes and lectures on Franciscan spirituality. As an internationally known poet, Fr. Bodo has participated in poetry readings in Europe and the United States. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
A Love Divine
Murray Bodo, OFM
June 24, 2024
The spirituality of St. Francis is not so much about the heroic deed as it is about the heroic love with which even the smallest deed is done.
God’s Love Is Constant
Murray Bodo, OFM
June 23, 2024
The contours of the journey of love are pretty much the same; the particulars depend on the personality and character of the one who falls in love with God.
God Moves in Us
Murray Bodo, OFM
June 16, 2024
The point of reflecting on the stages of contemplative prayer is not so that I may begin progressing on the path.
Know God, Love God, Serve God
Murray Bodo, OFM
June 15, 2024
God wants to cultivate a deep and personal relationship with every one of his daughters and sons.
Mary’s Feminine Force
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 31, 2024
John realizes she is not just a tool, a means for God to become human. She is herself a feminine force in the cosmos of his visions.
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