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.

hands folded in prayer with light from behind.

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.

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?

Directionless but Divine

Stephen Copeland August 31, 2026

Both St. Francis and St. Bonaventure are said to have visited La Verna, a mountain donated to the Franciscans by Count Orlando of Chiusi, at times in their lives where they were wrestling with their divine calling.

Sin Has Weight

Christopher Heffron August 31, 2026

God knows our flaws and loves us in spite of them. We are not irredeemable.

A pair of wedding bands symbolizing the sacrament of marriage is depicted in a stained-glass window at St. Isabel Church in Sanibel, Fla. (OSV News photo/CNS filer, Gregory A. Shemitz)

Is Marriage Really a Sacrament?

Pat McCloskey, OFM August 31, 2026

How can marriage possibly be a sacrament? Yes, Jesus attended a wedding feast, spoke of the Kingdom of God in terms of a wedding banquet, and used the Genesis creation story to support the idea of union.

Be Here Now. Be There Then.

Daniel Imwalle August 28, 2026

How much does time play a role in your daily life? Are you rushing to and from one fire to another, constantly trying to be on time and crossing things off your list?