Where Can I Find Patron Saint Lists?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
March 5, 2026
Is there a publication that lists the saints and their patronages?
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Naming Our Insecurities
Stephen Copeland
March 4, 2026
This one small moment shows how seeming insecurity, and daring to name it, can also be a pathway toward truth and learning about oneself.
Put Down the Stones
Maureen O'Brien
March 4, 2026
Reflect In Brother Mike Johnson’s podcast “A Franciscan Heart in the World” he reflects on John 8:1-11. This scripture invites us to see our own
They Don’t Go to Confession
Pat McCloskey, OFM
March 4, 2026
What can I do about those who do not go to Confession? They’re active in Church. They’re adults and married more than 25 years. I’m puzzled. My son-in-law’s parents may not go either.
Human Desire
Stephen Copeland
March 3, 2026
All of these things are there for us to discover within ourselves. I’ll close with this line from another great memoirist, Elizabeth Gilbert: “I happen to believe we are all walking repositories of buried treasure.”
Planting a Mustard Seed
Herman Sutter
March 3, 2026
Reflect According to the parable, the mustard seed is “the smallest of all seeds…” (Mk 4:30-32). What does it mean that Jesus says that the
Suffering for Animals
Pat McCloskey, OFM
March 3, 2026
If someone actually suffers from caring about animals and their plight in the world, does this do any good?
Growing in Holiness
Martin J.P. Gianotti
March 2, 2026
Reflect How often do you grow frustrated and impatient with those that God has placed in your life to instruct? Those difficult “students” are often
Be Relentlessly Kind
Stephen Copeland
March 2, 2026
Keep bringing the fullness of your heart into every situation. Keep being relentlessly kind. The rest will take care of itself.
Grieving Family Members
Pat McCloskey, OFM
March 2, 2026
Q. For six years, I was the sole caregiver of my mom and my aunt. They died eight weeks apart. I miss them so much; they were my best friends, and we did everything together. I still grieve their deaths, especially during the holidays. I cry often, but I offer all my loneliness, sadness, and Masses for the holy souls in purgatory. When will my pain and loneliness ease? I am very active in my local parish.