St. Augustine had it so right, didn’t he?
Our hearts truly are restless until they rest in God. And our lives are a perpetual search for God and for the peace that comes with knowing God.
Earlier this year, I heard a talk with Father Ron Rolheiser, who addressed that restlessness as he spoke about...
We can each probably think of songs that transport us to a different place and time. My husband and I listen to a morning radio show that features a “Hot Tub Time Machine.” They play audio clips from newscasts, commercials, and songs from a year in the past and ask listeners to guess the year. It’s...
The plans are made; the reception is scheduled. This is the next stage on a journey that began in Assisi almost two years ago. In a little less than a week, I will be formally received as a formation candidate in the St. Michael fraternity of the Secular Franciscans. We gather once a month in Over-the-Rhine...
I recently watched a hilarious YouTube video (alert: some language is not suitable for a family blog) in which a young Briton discusses how he and his generation, the Millennials, are losing themselves to irony.
He notes how he speaks in tweets and hashtags to the point that he’s lost sight of...
The following is an excerpt from Friar Jack’s E-spirations, a free e-newsletter from Franciscan Media. This meditation is offered by Father Jim Van Vurst, OFM.
The word holiness can have a discouraging effect on people. Some immediately dismiss it, perhaps a bit sadly, because they believe that...
“Incline our hearts, according to your will, O God.” These words of prayer regularly occur in liturgical texts such as the Liturgy of the Hours and the Eucharist. The prayer cashes in on the symbol of the human heart and speaks more than an explanation could ever tell. Oh, how we constantly struggle to...
