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.

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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.

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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?

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.