Receiving the Smile
Stephen Copeland
December 7, 2023
“The Little Drummer Boy,” composed by Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941, has long been a staple carol during the Christmas season.
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Stephen Copeland
Stephen Copeland is a storyteller and an Indiana native who now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. His new book, "In the House of Rising Sounds," explores the spiritual dimensions of music and thin places. He is an editor with Franciscan Media.
A Faithful ‘Yes’
Stephen Copeland
December 4, 2023
Mary’s “yes” changed the world. How might we, too, humbly say yes to God, and then cultivate the mystery we have received?
Grace Is Always Here
Stephen Copeland
September 27, 2023
Reflect As James Finley at the Center for Action of Contemplation sometimes says, “You are being loved into existence.” This is an ever-present reality. Wherever
Your Unique Path
Stephen Copeland
September 24, 2023
Reflect Sometimes on the path we’re walking it is easy to take out our frustration and confusion on God. This is human, normal, and OK.
When Nothing Makes Sense
Stephen Copeland
September 21, 2023
Reflect On his road to Calvary, Jesus of Nazareth modeled trust and obedience as he suffered. Sometimes in life nothing makes sense. The trapdoor opens
Trust in the Journey
Stephen Copeland
September 14, 2023
Reflect Sometimes on the path we’re walking upon it is easy to become haunted by regret, comparisons, or dreams yet to be attained. The contemplative
The Grace of Today
Stephen Copeland
August 3, 2023
Reflect Sometimes the demands that are placed upon us—which are often self-inflicted demands—fuel expectations that mysteriously bind themselves to us. We become bonded to a