LIFE OF A SILENCE FRANCISCAN

As we yield ourselves to the embrace of Christ, a new life unfolds, challenging the very systems of our beliefs. This transformation is...

As I sat at my desk on Monday morning, working, my thoughts turned to the future of speaking to parishioners.  Suddenly, I heard a voice...

A deaf perspective of their view of knowing God.

Take a moment to look at the image, zoom in if you need to see it up close, and take the time to reflect on what you see before you read...

Week three of Lent 2023 is the midway point toward Easter Sunday. This week is to practice compassion through prayers. Prayer is the...

This week is the second week of Lent, reflecting on “Compassionate Listening”[1] as part of this year’s Lent daily devotional. I am...

I regret not trusting the thoughts or images I didn’t conjure up. Several days later, I reflected on the thoughts that popped up and got...

"For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Matthew 6:21 (KJV) The treasure is a gift that God gave you the day you were...

"When you pray, enter into thy closet,...pray to thy Father which is in secret." Matthew 6:6 The closet during Jesus’ time was a luxury...

...take up his cross, and follow me. - Matthew 16:24 (KJV) Several times Jesus would say to his friends, “Follow me.”  And every one of...

And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. Gal 5:24 Becoming a saint is a partnership with God. ...

Being a successful or well-known person comes with consequences for your reputation. According to Jesus, we should be careful how we...

As we live in a world with mixtures of good and bad people, we have learned to live with them (Matthew 10:16, Luke 10:3) as we put on our...

When we focus all, or even most, of our lives on achieving success, we fall short of the full life Jesus promises in John 10:10. We miss...

Have you ever experienced the time when you were outside and saw the beauty of the sunlight reflected through the trees in the mornings...

"The everlasting God...neither faints nor is weary." Isaiah 40:28 Are you spiritually exhausted? You may need to look at the source...