
The Slow Journey into God
Murray Bodo, OFM
February 23, 2025
Francis's journey involved learning to love anew the things of creation, his love constantly being purified by the overarching love of God.
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Love Is in the Details
Franciscan Media
March 14, 2017
My hope is not that things will go as I planned, but that the Lord will make himself known, in the faces of my loved ones, in the unexpected joys of family life that pop up right in the middle ...
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Honest Living
Franciscan Media
March 13, 2017
We engage in works of mercy not so that we can present Saint Peter at the pearly gates with our list of accomplishments but because we cannot live honestly before God and with others unless we are attentive to human need. ...
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Mary Mothers Us
Franciscan Media
March 11, 2017
Mother Mary loves us all with a pure, selfless, and steadfast motherly love. She tirelessly calls to our hearts and souls. Her utmost aim is to bring us to her son. - from Our Lady of Fatima
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Sacred Prayer
Franciscan Media
March 10, 2017
Jesus had traveled with his disciples to Jerusalem for the Passover, but he is faced with a veritable marketplace inside the Temple. He reacts in anger, but his actions carry the same message: turn your lives around. Jesus is not ...
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Holding Grudges
Franciscan Media
March 9, 2017
Pope Francis reminds us that prayer is the best way to overcome blind spots in our attitudes toward others. He doesn’t say it will be easy. But neither does he let us off the hook. If we search our hearts, ...
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Patient Parenting
Franciscan Media
March 8, 2017
Just remind your children every day that you love them, that you believe in them. There is great power in the love of a parent. They do not need things to be happy. . . . They need to know ...
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