Pray to Saints for Peace
Jack Wintz, OFM
May 7, 2026
With God’s help through the intercession of the saints, may our world be set free from war, violence, and terrorism.
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All My Relations
Kyle Kramer
May 7, 2026
Reflect In the indigenous Lakota tradition, the Mitakuye Oyasin prayer offers thanks for “all my relations”: our deep interconnectedness to other people, animals, and all
Build Something Beautiful
Daniel Imwalle
May 6, 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.
Mutual Gratitude
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
May 6, 2026
Reflect “Don’t change!” I plead to the traffic light at the end of the exit ramp. No use. I brake to a stop beside a
What Is Americanism?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 6, 2026
Is Americanism a heresy? If so, what does it mean? The person who introduced me to this term was not very clear about its meaning.
Prayer for Broken Hearts
Christopher Heffron
May 5, 2026
It’s often when we feel most abandoned that God is closest to us. We get in the way of that union, but God knows are steps before we make them.
Teach Us to Trust
Kyle Kramer
May 5, 2026
Reflect The Israelites sojourned for forty years in the desert, learning to be a community and learning to trust entirely in God to sustain them. Manna
Why Was St. Francis So Devoted to Mary?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 5, 2026
I have heard that St. Francis of Assisi was very devoted to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Why? Did Francis write about her?
Reflecting Divinity
Richard Rohr, OFM
May 4, 2026
In prayer, we merely keep returning the divine gaze, and we become its reflection, almost in spite of ourselves (2 Corinthians 3:18).
What is Enough?
Colleen Arnold, MD
May 4, 2026
Reflect The rich man said, “This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store