
The Beauty of Bonaventure
St. Bonaventure experienced God’s love as revealed in the humility and suffering of Christ, whose cross enables us to experience God’s companionship and the power to change our lives.
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St. Bonaventure experienced God’s love as revealed in the humility and suffering of Christ, whose cross enables us to experience God’s companionship and the power to change our lives.

Reflect In the hustle of daily life, how often do you take a pause to appreciate the now? How present are you in this moment?

The apostle Paul advises, “Pray without ceasing.” I suspect the apostle is speaking about a prayerful attitude rather than a constant succession of words.

For the past few years, from midnight Christmas through Epiphany, the director of music in our parish has elected to use “Angels We Have Heard on High” instead of the Gloria. What is proper in this regard?

There is something beautiful in celebrating and experiencing a culture that is different from your own.

Francis had a special affection for larks; he considered their brown feathers a sign of their closeness to God, of their humility.

Today we pray to take seriously our call to discipleship, letting Jesus’ example influence every decision we make.

I have always categorized you, Carlo Acutis, as “the millennial saint,” but that is limiting. You are timeless.

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 must rise above lingering either/or judgments of oneself and trust in the non-dualistic path that has uniquely chosen them to walk upon it.

Have you ever been surrounded by a whirlwind of activity, perhaps in the midst of family and friends, and felt a sudden whoosh of deep contentment?