Lessons from the Loons
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
February 3, 2026
Reflect Early morning in Michigan, I am with a friend listening to bird songs, including a persistent loon. “I love watching loons on the lake,”
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Prayer Is Relationship
Linda McCullough Moore
February 3, 2026
Prayer is being consciously in God’s presence, focusing our eyes on God, on who God is.
The Weight of Sin
Christopher Heffron
February 2, 2026
God knows our flaws and loves us in spite of them. We are not irredeemable.
Healing Ourselves of False Conceptions of God
Martin J.P. Gianotti
February 2, 2026
Reflect When confronted by your own sins, how often do you imagine God as looking upon you with wrath, ready to strike a blow that
Forgive an Adulterous Husband?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
February 2, 2026
Is it wrong to divorce a husband who commits adultery? My husband and I were married in the Catholic Church almost 30 years ago. Several years ago he committed adultery, and the pain still remains with me. I have tried to forgive him but long for something much more important: healing.
No, a civil divorce is an option. Depending on evidence provided, a canonical “declaration of nullity ” may also be possible.
Wisdom from ‘The Good Sisters’
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
February 1, 2026
Reflect Wisdom from retired Sisters of Charity to new students at my university: “Start your day by being grateful.” “Remember God is always with you.”
Prophets and Mystics
Alicia von Stamwitz
February 1, 2026
We’re all called to be prophets and mystics.
The Face of God
Roch Niemier, OFM
January 31, 2026
In the Incarnation, God revealed to us who God is. The Incarnation showed us the face of God.
Finding Joy in Something New
Ela Milewska
January 31, 2026
Reflect Change often arrives unannounced, without asking our permission. We brace ourselves for loss before we look for possibility. Yet sometimes joy slips in through
Commit to the Common Good
Mark P. Shea
January 30, 2026
Solidarity means we are all in this together, and none of us can say, “Your end of the Titanic is sinking.”