God Knows Our Heart Completely
Pat McCloskey, OFM
September 4, 2026
Did I confess certain sins? If I didn’t, have I sinned by going to Holy Communion all these years? I have gone to Confession faithfully.
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Discovering the Art of the Homily
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
September 3, 2026
The impact a priest makes with a homily is one of the criteria my husband and I rely on to decide which weekend Mass to attend at one of three parishes in our Cincinnati Archdiocese Family.
The Blessing of Time
Christopher Heffron
September 3, 2026
Time can be an adversary or an ally. But what’s comforting is that it always moves forward.
Love That Lifts
Daniel Imwalle
September 3, 2026
I know many of us feel disjointed right now, unsure of how we will ever feel whole as a nation again or engage in peaceful, fruitful dialogue.
Why Are These Symbols Connected With Saints?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
September 3, 2026
I have noticed that many paintings of Saint Jerome include a lion lying at his feet. In other paintings there is a skull. I have noticed similar images in paintings of other saints. I am intrigued by these symbols. What do they mean?
A Prayer for Artists
Clifford Hennings, OFM
September 2, 2026
“Humanity in every age, even today, looks to works of art to shed light upon its path and destiny,” said Pope St. John Paul II.
God’s Face
Roch Niemier, OFM
September 2, 2026
In the Incarnation, God revealed to us who God is. The Incarnation showed us the face of God.
Nothing Can Separate Us
Maureen O'Brien
September 1, 2026
Today, reflect on the incredible power of the words from Romans 8:38–39.
Prayer Is Love
Linda McCullough Moore
September 1, 2026
Prayer is being consciously in God’s presence, focusing our eyes on God, on who God is.
Eucharist: Symbol or Reality?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
September 1, 2026
In our missalette for the Solemnity of the Epiphany the prayer over the gifts, the bread and wine, speaks of them as symbolizing Christ. But don’t most priests say they are really the body and blood of Jesus Christ?