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
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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.
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
Into the Void
Stephen Copeland
July 3, 2023
Reflect A central aspect of St. Bonaventure’s metaphysics was the metaphor of “fountain fullness.” This can be briefly summarized as love and goodness, at the
When Words Fall Short
Stephen Copeland
June 23, 2023
Sometimes icons, symbols, nature, and art can take us where words cannot.
Meditating upon the Core
Stephen Copeland
June 7, 2023
Reflect For St. Bonaventure, his structure for reality began with the Trinity: the self-diffusive, creative force of love shared in relationship between the Father, Spirit,
Quadrants of Clare
Stephen Copeland
May 28, 2023
Reflect St. Clare of Assisi once wrote to Agnes of Prague to gaze, consider, contemplate, and imitate Jesus while meditating upon the cross. For both