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Nov 21, 2022 - Why is Ash Wednesday 40 days before Easter? What is the significance of the number 40? I know that it is used many times in the Bible (for example, Jesus was...
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Jul 3, 2025 - God sends us blessings throughout the day, though we don’t always recognize or appreciate them. In order to cultivate a gracious heart, let's first pray for...
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Sharing the Word for July 14, 2023 | Franciscan Media
Jul 14, 2023 - Jesus has told his apostles to announce the coming of the kingdom. One might expect that the kingdom would be received with openness and joy. But Jesus tells
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Apr 8, 2024 - The start of the Advent season usually finds me with a “divided spirit.”
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Seven Days with the Psalms: What Remains | Franciscan Media
Aug 28, 2026 - Welcome to day four! In today's meditation, Maureen O'Brien advises that we look back before we move forward.
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I’d Like to Say: It’s Time to Act Like St. Francis | Franciscan Media
Aug 24, 2026 - In our world of differing political opinions, this Franciscan brother asks you to consider what St. Francis would do to cultivate respect and understanding.
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May 10, 2024 - Today's responsorial refrain highlights God’s faithfulness. The promises God made are fulfilled differently now than they were at the beginning, but the Lord...
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In Dreams | Franciscan Media
Mar 19, 2023 - God communicated to St. Joseph— among other biblical figures—in dreams. God communicates to us through dreams today as well.
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Stress: Our Pathway to God | Franciscan Media
Aug 30, 2025 - Stressed over the state of the country and our world? Forget the quick fixes. Take your pain to God.
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Listen to the Silence | Franciscan Media
Nov 18, 2022 - In Psalm 19, the Psalmist tells us that all of nature proclaims God’s glory; that even though not a sound may be heard, even the silence, even the darkness of...
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Apr 26, 2024 - Our brothers and sisters can be some of the greatest blessings in our lives, but can also cause us pain. Whichever reality we are experiencing right now, God...
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Who Are You, Lord, and Who Am I? | Franciscan Media
Sep 9, 2026 - St. Francis of Assisi often prayed this little prayer which helped him put everything in his life into perspective: “Who are you, O Lord, and who am I?”
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Sep 16, 2024 - Being of service is such an essential tenet of our faith, yet sometimes we forget what we receive when we give.
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Treating Cremains Reverently | Franciscan Media
Dec 26, 2018 - Although I know the Catholic Church approves of cremation, I can't find in the Catechism of the Catholic Church what the Church requires that Catholics do with...
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May 29, 2026 - A walk along the Tijuana-San Diego border opens this pilgrim’s eyes to the plight of refugees—all children of God.
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Feb 8, 2023 - The second version of the Genesis creation story expresses some of the implications of humans being created in God’s likeness.
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Lent with St. Francis: The Cross Is before Us | Franciscan Media
Sep 9, 2025 - The cross is before us now with its wordless challenge to love beyond death. Take some time this week to think about events in your own life that have given...
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Advent with Richard Rohr: Third Sunday | Franciscan Media
Apr 5, 2024 - The spirit of the Lord God is upon me…he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives,...
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Dedication of Churches of Saints Peter and Paul | Franciscan Media
Nov 2, 2025 - St. Peter Basilica is probably the most famous church in Christendom and the largest in the city of Rome. St. Paul Outside-the-Walls is second in size only to...
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Saint Mary Ann of Jesus of Paredes | Franciscan Media
Mar 5, 2026 - Saint Mary Ann of Jesus of Paredes was a Secular Franciscan who lived a life of quiet prayer and penance. She established a clinic where she helped to nurse...
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Sharing the Word for October 24, 2023 | Franciscan Media
May 28, 2025 - One of the recurrent themes of Jesus’ preaching is the second coming. Jesus assures his hearers that he will return to set all things right. Christian
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Sharing the Word for October 4, 2023 | Franciscan Media
Mar 27, 2024 - The reconstruction of the temple in 515 B.C., did not mark the final stage in the renovation of God’s people. The religious and secular renewal of Judah
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May 2, 2024 - Although that choice can be difficult, to follow Jesus completely will bring true joy. As children of God we are promised eternal life.
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'God Has Collected Your Tears' | Franciscan Media
Jan 20, 2026 - I don’t think you can get to a place of being open to God’s grace unless you feel that your lament has been heard.
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Dependence on God | Franciscan Media
Nov 15, 2023 - Ponder the meaning of "our daily bread" from Psalm 104:28 and act by serving others, becoming bread for another, as Jesus taught through his sacrifice.
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Righteous Anger | Franciscan Media
Jun 3, 2023 - When I was young, I remember first hearing the story of Jesus at the Temple, confronting salespeople about turning his Father’s house into a den of thieves.
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Aug 24, 2025 - Pope Saint Pius V, a Dominican, was the one responsible for the implementation of the results of the Council of Trent—no easy task. Refusing to remove his...
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Reflections on the Sorrowful Mysteries | Franciscan Media
Mar 10, 2026 - Here I offer my reflections on the Sorrowful Mysteries. They logically follow the final Luminous Mystery, namely, the Eucharist—the meal Jesus shared with his...
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Act of Contrition: More Than Just ‘I’m Sorry’ | Franciscan Media
Mar 21, 2024 - I think “I’m sorry” are the two hardest words to say.
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Moved by Music | Franciscan Media
Jun 9, 2024 - I had intended to briefly excuse myself from my desk. More than time out, I was rescued from the malaise that had overtaken me when I happened upon an a...
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Dec 31, 2025 - As we prepare to cross into a new year, we do so with grace and hope, not fear.
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Halloween and Its Christian Roots | Franciscan Media
May 20, 2024 - The true origins of Halloween lie with the ancient Celtic tribes who lived in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany. For the Celts, November 1 marked the...
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Sunday Soundbite for January 31, 2021 | Franciscan Media
Mar 19, 2024 - When it comes to the word of God, listening is absolutely essential. Jesus is God’s Word enfleshed. Will we listen to him?
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Lent with Padre Pio: First Monday | Franciscan Media
Sep 9, 2025 - In the face of adversity, it can seem impossible to find any levity or something to smile about.
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Sharing the Word for October 28, 2023 | Franciscan Media
Mar 27, 2024 - We don’t know much about the apostles Simon and Jude. Scholars are uncertain about whether the author of the Letter of Jude in the New Testament is the same
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Mar 19, 2024 - Jesus presented himself as the proclaimer of the kingdom. This was the purpose of all his activity. “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God,”...
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Discerning God’s Will | Franciscan Media
Oct 28, 2024 - People often talk of discernment as if it were something akin to magic, a kind of mystical conjuring of God’s guidance or will. But what if discerning God’s
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Dorothy Day: Model of Mercy | Franciscan Media
Apr 20, 2026 - Dorothy Day provided a voice to the unheard. Pope Francis acknowledged that in his speech last September to the US Congress.
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