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Postures of Prayer
Prayer can involve sitting, standing, and kneeling during Mass each have their own distinct role in helping us fully experience and appreciate the liturgy.
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Grief, Grace, and Letting Go
Father Mark Soehner walks us through one of his darkest valleys: the murder of his sister and the long road of rage, grief, and forgiveness.
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A Franciscan Celebration of the Psalms
What makes the psalms so powerful is that they are prayers in God’s own words.
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The Dangers of Christian Nationalism
This movement blurs the line between Church and state by imposing Christian values on others, which goes against the teaching of the Church and poses a threat to democracy.
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A New Understanding of the Peace Prayer
This author shows how you can use this well-known prayer as a guide to inner healing and loving yourself.
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Francis of Assisi, Wedded to Poverty

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Mercy in the Face of Betrayal

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Episode 35

Mark Soehner, OFM

Grief, Grace, and Letting Go
Episode 27

Mary Beth Ingham, CSJ

John Duns Scotus: Four Theological Insights that Change Everything
Episode 21

Wm. Paul Young

Trinity, Union, and the Lie of Separation

Voices

Mark Soehner, OFM

Becoming Church

Pauline J. Albert, PhD

Living Big and Taking Compassion a Step Further

Richard B. Patterson, PhD

Wounded Healers
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7 Things Catholics Need to Know about Suicide

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A Guide to Self-Compassion 

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Helping Teens in Crisis 

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Daily

  • Saint of the Day
Fresco of Saint Romuald

Saint Romuald

  • Minute Meditations
Poverty | Photo by Sajib Sanaullah on Unsplash

Francis of Assisi, Wedded to Poverty

  • Pause+Pray
Man praying with his eyes closed while holding a Bible and leaning against a wall

Mercy in the Face of Betrayal

  • Ask a Franciscan
People reading the Bible

‘Scripture Alone’