man laying down on road, looking up to the sky.

When I Am Lost…

Christopher Heffron January 1, 2026

I’ve always loved a good mystery. There’s a sense of adventure in not always knowing what’s in store for me.

The Grace of Starting Again

Christopher Wesley January 1, 2026

Every day is a new day filled with God’s mercy and hope. We have a God of forgiveness and grace who gives us a purpose to do his will.

child searching through binoculars looking into the distance

We Must Always Pursue God

Franciscan Media December 31, 2025

Thomas Merton said that what it means to be myself is to be my true self.

Grace at the Threshold

Ela Milewska December 31, 2025

As we prepare to cross into a new year, we do so with grace and hope, not fear.

God Provides

Denise Clare, OFS December 30, 2025

Living in precarity with faith in God’s providence may lead to this startling conclusion: I am rich because my needs are few. Enough will be enough.

one cloth, many colors; key with the word "faith' written on it; Nick Gardner/Unsplash

We humans make a big deal about our differences. From favorite colors to choice of religion (or not at all), we tend to set ourselves up in a wide variety of groups. Unfortunately, this can easily lead to one group treating another as less than human, as we’ve seen time and again throughout history.