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.
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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.
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.
Sin Has Weight
Christopher Heffron
August 31, 2026
God knows our flaws and loves us in spite of them. We are not irredeemable.
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.