Gather the Fragments

Colleen Arnold, MD December 29, 2025

After he feeds the 5,000, Jesus tells his disciples to gather up the fragments so nothing is wasted. Isn’t that how God works in our lives, too?

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St. Francis Could Let Go

Stephen Copeland December 28, 2025

St. Francis could let go when the right time came and engage in new ways of thinking and structures of relationship.

Winning Back the Darkness

Daniel Imwalle December 28, 2025

I wonder if there’s an invitation from our Creator in these days of dwindling light to not only tolerate the dark, but to embrace it, to find a kind of peace there.

Prayer Is Born from Love

Laura Stanko Britto December 27, 2025

Prayer is a relationship with God. Relationships take time and are based on love

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Holding Joy and Sorrow Together

Christopher Wesley December 27, 2025

Joy and sorrow often walk hand-in-hand. Grief doesn’t cancel out gladness. We might be tempted to ignore the pain, but in our sadness we can discover God’s grace

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Bathed in God’s Goodness

Jim Van Vurst, OFM December 26, 2025

Our wounded human nature being what it is, the temptation may be to wish we didn’t feel so guilty in doing something wrong or sinful.

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Outgoing Calls

Maureen O'Brien December 26, 2025

I stood on the dock of a frozen pond, and the ice began making echoing, eerie noises as it shifted. I was suddenly inspired to call one of my adult children and let them know how much I love them.

Communion Call

Greg Friedman, OFM December 25, 2025

Stand in the winter’s cold Where the warmth of animals surrounds the mother’s love.

The Celebration of Christmas

Ela Milewska December 25, 2025

Christmas isn’t just a celebration of a birth, but of a new way of being. This is a day for joy: not manufactured cheer, but deep joy that says, “God is with us.” Always.