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
Where Are You Focused?
Stephen Copeland
August 18, 2023
Reflect Our ancestors did not have computers in their jeans pockets. We are informed of news as it happens and react to it in real
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
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,
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