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Quiet Spots

By Tai Ha | June 18, 2025

Praying with My Feet: The Arizona Migrant Trail, 2025

By Mary Liston Liepold, OFS | June 12, 2025

Mary’s Smile

By Cecilia Gillis | June 4, 2025

A Journey of Ongoing Conversion

By Eileen DeGuire | May 28, 2025

Bolivia Will Change You

By Ralph Anderson, OFS | May 22, 2025

Lenten Practices

By Tai Ha | May 14, 2025

A Modern Day Washing of the Feet

By Kim Wagner | May 7, 2025

Encountering and Offering

By Anahi Vega | April 30, 2025

What I Learned from Career Day

By Philip Krabill | April 23, 2025

Hope Springs in the Desert

By Mary Liston Liepold, OFS | April 16, 2025

A Poem for the Aqui Estamos March and Vigil

By Kim Wagner | April 9, 2025

What is Mine to Do

By Eileen DeGuire | April 2, 2025

In Reluctant Praise of Boredom

By Cecilia Gillis | March 29, 2025

¡Carnaval!

By Ralph Anderson, OFS | March 26, 2025

My Faith and Family are One!

By Grant Diego | March 20, 2025

The Kindness of Strangers and the Goodness of God

By Mary Liston Liepold, OFS | February 20, 2025

The Light in the Cross

By Anahi Vega | February 12, 2025

Acting with Intention

By Philip Krabill | February 6, 2025

A Poem for World Day of Migrants and Refugees

By Kim Wagner | January 29, 2025

Continuing Education

By Mary Liston Liepold, OFS | January 22, 2025

Transcripts from a Night

By Tai Ha | January 15, 2025

Fleeting, Meaningful Moments

By Philip Krabill | January 11, 2025

Day 16: Beauty

By Maggie Conley | January 8, 2025

Day 15: The Franciscan Family and Advent

By Ralph Anderson, OFS | January 6, 2025

Day 14: Sacredness

By Noah Duclos | January 1, 2025

Day 13: Healing

By Tai Ha | December 30, 2024

Day 12: Comfort

By Jennifer Eburuoh | December 27, 2024

Day 11: Small and Beautiful

By Mary Liston Liepold, OFS | December 25, 2024

Day 10: Gospel

By Guest Blogger | December 23, 2024

Day 9: Home

By Guest Blogger | December 20, 2024

Day 8: Communion

By Susan Sarkissian | December 18, 2024

Day 7: Contemplation

By Guest Blogger | December 16, 2024

A Great Visionary: A Reflection on Fr. Joe and FMS

By Franciscan Mission Service | December 14, 2024

Remembering Fr. Joe Nangle, OFM

By Franciscan Mission Service | December 14, 2024

Day 6: Waiting

By Kim Wagner | December 13, 2024

Day 5: Trust

By Anahi Vega | December 11, 2024

Day 4: Solidarity

By Grant Diego | December 9, 2024

Day 3: Go Forth

By Julia Pinto | December 6, 2024

Day 2: Refuge

By Cecilia Gillis | December 4, 2024

Day 1: The Holy Family

By Madeline Turley | December 2, 2024

The Power of Paper

By Cecilia Gillis | November 27, 2024

Did you know that?

By Grant Diego | November 23, 2024

Finding Hope in the Darkness

By Eileen DeGuire | November 20, 2024

Arte de Bolivia

By Ralph Anderson, OFS | November 13, 2024

Loaves & Fishes

By Victor Artaiz | November 9, 2024

Lessons from Under the Sea

By Joleen Johnson | November 6, 2024

The End is Only the Beginning

By Julia Pinto | October 30, 2024

The Little Ways of Building Peace

By Philip Krabill | October 26, 2024

Lessons from the Dining Table

By Tai Ha | October 23, 2024

Grace and Goodness Light the Way

By Susan Sarkissian | October 16, 2024

Time

By Anahi Vega | October 12, 2024

Rejoice with Me!

By Mary Liston Liepold, OFS | October 9, 2024

Guiding Principles

By Eileen DeGuire | October 5, 2024

“La Mano Poderosa”

By Cecilia Gillis | October 2, 2024

My Move-in Night

By Grant Diego | September 25, 2024

Trust in the Midst of Change

By Kim Wagner | September 18, 2024

The Franciscan Family

By Ralph Anderson, OFS | September 11, 2024

Family Ministry in Los Molinos

By Victor Artaiz | September 4, 2024

A Franciscan Experience

By Joleen Johnson | August 28, 2024

Let the Children Come Unto Me

By Susan Sarkissian | August 21, 2024

The Slow Work of God

By Julia Pinto | August 14, 2024

Fostering the Franciscan Charism as a Franciscan Mission Fellow

By Guest Blogger | August 8, 2024

Transitions

By Bohdan O'Shaughnessy | August 7, 2024

All Creation is Shouting for Joy

By Ralph Anderson, OFS | July 31, 2024

Having Hope in Times of Hopelessness

By Kim Wagner | July 24, 2024

Ministry at Centro Social Franciscano

By Victor Artaiz | July 17, 2024

Pondering My New Home

By Susan Sarkissian | July 10, 2024

Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled

By Noah Duclos | July 3, 2024

A Jamaican Music Playlist

By Joleen Johnson | June 26, 2024

Thoughts to My Desconocido/a

By Julia Pinto | June 19, 2024

Embrace the Breeze, Protect Your Peace

By Jennifer Eburuoh | June 12, 2024

Holding Privilege on the Border

By Kim Wagner | June 5, 2024

I Can Still Remember How That Music Used to Make Me Smile

By Bohdan O'Shaughnessy | May 29, 2024

With the Sheep

By Victor Artaiz | May 22, 2024

Choosing the Lesser Ministry

By Ralph Anderson, OFS | May 15, 2024

Beauty and Joy

By Noah Duclos | May 8, 2024

Get out of the Tomb!

By Joleen Johnson | May 1, 2024

Finding Peace on an Ant Hill

By Susan Sarkissian | April 24, 2024

Dreaming and Discerning

By Jennifer Eburuoh | April 17, 2024

All Aboard to Tucson: Facing My Fears. Mission Accepted.

By Julia Pinto | April 10, 2024

Agony and Joy

By Joleen Johnson | April 3, 2024

An Ending and a Beginning: Reflecting on Life and Death This Lent and Easter

By Kim Wagner | March 26, 2024

Lent in Cochabamba, 2024

By Victor Artaiz | March 20, 2024

Committed to the Bike (Except When it Rains)

By Bohdan O'Shaughnessy | March 17, 2024

Walking Toward Christ, Even in Discomfort

By Ralph Anderson, OFS | March 11, 2024

The Spirituality of Hello and Goodbye

By Jennifer Eburuoh | February 27, 2024

Silent Accompaniment

By Noah Duclos | February 21, 2024

Embracing Connections

By Susan Sarkissian | February 15, 2024

When Plans Change

By Julia Pinto | February 7, 2024

Waiting Through the Seasons

By Kim Wagner | January 31, 2024

Nativity in Cochabamba

By Victor Artaiz | January 26, 2024

Lessons from Preschool

By Joleen Johnson | January 18, 2024

Announcing New Interim Executive Director

By Franciscan Mission Service | January 16, 2024

An Appeal for Prison Ministers Everywhere

By Mari Snyder | January 10, 2024

Day 16: Humility

By Amanda MacMillan | January 5, 2024

Day 15: Poverty

By Ralph Anderson, OFS | January 3, 2024

Day 14: Stood Before the Manger

By Elizabeth Hughes | January 2, 2024

Day 13: Simplicity

By Julia Pinto | January 1, 2024

Day 12: Lights

By Guest Blogger | December 29, 2023

Day 11: A New Bethlehem

By Sam Hardwick | December 27, 2023

Day 10: Joy to Be Found

By Susan Sarkissian | December 25, 2023

Day 9: Praise

By Anna Metzger | December 22, 2023

Day 8: Solemn: An Advent that Looks Beyond the Blow-Up Santa

By Bohdan O'Shaughnessy | December 20, 2023

Day 7: Prepared

By Grace Kueber | December 18, 2023

Day 6: Multitude

By Mari Snyder | December 15, 2023

Day 5: Tears

By Madeline Turley | December 13, 2023

Day 4: Brilliant: Why Let There Be Light?

By Jennifer Eburuoh | December 11, 2023

Day 3: Amplifies

By Guest Blogger | December 8, 2023

Day 2: Arrive

By Noah Duclos | December 6, 2023

Day 1: Invited

By Rose Hardwick | December 4, 2023

A Happy Ending

By Ralph Anderson, OFS | December 1, 2023

Saying Yes and Saying No

By Kim Wagner | November 29, 2023

Holy Ground

By Joleen Johnson | November 24, 2023

Nourishment on Mission

By Victor Artaiz | November 22, 2023

A Tribute to Our Lay Missioners

By Bohdan O'Shaughnessy | November 20, 2023

The Need to Achieve

By Noah Duclos | November 18, 2023

Breaking Down Walls

By Julia Pinto | November 17, 2023

Sacred Spaces and Receptivity

By Jennifer Eburuoh | November 15, 2023

The Parable of the Peas

By Susan Sarkissian | November 10, 2023

DC Transportation Woes: An Unlikely, but Valuable, Lesson of Franciscan Spirituality

By Bohdan O'Shaughnessy | November 8, 2023

All Great and Precious Things

By Julia Pinto | November 8, 2023

The Long Walk

By Ralph Anderson, OFS | October 31, 2023

What It Was Like on the Border When Title 8 Sunset Title 42

By Mari Snyder | October 16, 2023

Finding My Center in Nature

By Kim Wagner | October 16, 2023

Mystical Body of Christ

By Victor Artaiz | September 26, 2023

A Community of Accompaniment

By Joleen Johnson | August 14, 2023

Memorials on the Migrant Trail

By Mari Snyder | August 7, 2023

Video: Life as a Franciscan Missioner on the US-Mexico Border

By Julia Pinto | June 26, 2023

Finding Hope in Seemingly Hopeless Situations

By Sam Goodyear | June 19, 2023

Small Acts

By Matthew Hinderberger | June 12, 2023

A Day in the Life at a Franciscan Convent

By Joleen Johnson | June 5, 2023

The Disappearing Act of Finding Aspirations

By Jarrett Murano | May 29, 2023

Happy Easter – Feliz Pascua

By Victor Artaiz | May 22, 2023

Transformation

By Erin Frances Reinhart | May 15, 2023

An Interview with Sister Grace

By Joleen Johnson | May 8, 2023

Food and Friends and Photography

By Jarrett Murano | May 1, 2023

Kindness

By Erin Frances Reinhart | April 24, 2023

The Way the Wildflowers Grow

By Julia Pinto | April 19, 2023

Loneliness and Resilience

By Domonique Thompson | April 10, 2023

Designing My Ministry of Presence

By Jarrett Murano | April 3, 2023

Empanadas y Api Ministry

By Victor Artaiz | March 27, 2023

Humility in Franciscan Mission

By Mari Snyder | March 20, 2023

Almsgiving on a Stipend

By Matthew Hinderberger | March 15, 2023

Living Out Franciscan Values on Mission in Bolivia

By Victor Artaiz | March 13, 2023

Trust

By Erin Frances Reinhart | March 8, 2023

Learning from Children

By Julia Pinto | March 6, 2023

5 Tips for Talking About Restorative Justice

By Maeve Gilheney-Gallagher | March 2, 2023

Pressing Questions

By Mari Snyder | February 28, 2023

Steve: How a Boy Who Couldn’t Speak Spoke to Me

By Joleen Johnson | February 21, 2023

A Feast Day for Our Wholly Human Families

By Mari Snyder | February 2, 2023

Compassionate Companionship

By Matthew Hinderberger | January 31, 2023

And it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life

By Joleen Johnson | January 19, 2023

Day 12: Joyful Voice

By Guest Blogger | January 4, 2023

Day 11: Peace

By Erin Frances Reinhart | January 2, 2023

Day 10: Tangles

By Elizabeth Hughes | December 28, 2022

Day 9: Born

By Sam Goodyear | December 26, 2022

Day 8: Mystery

By Rebekah Galucki | December 21, 2022

Day 7: Grime

By Domonique Thompson | December 19, 2022

Day 6: Heal (or Not to Heal)

By Rhonda Eckerman | December 14, 2022

Day 5: Tarnished

By Julia Pinto | December 12, 2022

Day 4: Ready

By Emily Dold | December 7, 2022

Day 3: Unsteady

By Victor Artaiz | December 5, 2022

Day 2: Wait

By Amanda MacMillan | November 30, 2022

Day 1: His Light Would Not Go Out

By Rose Hardwick | November 28, 2022

Hospitality: Having a Servant Heart

By Matthew Hinderberger | November 21, 2022

A Radical Faith: What I’ve Learned from St. Clare about being Franciscan

By Sam Goodyear | November 21, 2022

When You Say YES to God

By Rhonda Eckerman | November 18, 2022

Ears to Listen: My Ministry of Presence

By Jarrett Murano | October 26, 2022

The Transient Southwest

By Julia Pinto | October 19, 2022

Beholding

By Erin Frances Reinhart | September 20, 2022

JOSE, ROAD TRIP, LIGHTS, AND SIRENS

By Rhonda Eckerman | July 19, 2022

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DOMONIQUE

By Domonique Thompson | July 18, 2022

The Precious of Uvalde

By Mari Snyder | July 13, 2022

Creature Comforts – How God has Accompanied Me Through His Animals

By Joanie McMahon | July 7, 2022

100 Days in Jamaica

By Joleen Johnson | June 29, 2022

2021-2022 DCSC Year in Review

By Grace Kueber | June 22, 2022

Estephanie’s Last Day at FMS

By Estephanie Alvarez | June 14, 2022

La Paz Sea Contigo

By Victor Artaiz | June 10, 2022

Chris’ Week

By Chris Zaragoza | June 6, 2022

Discovering Our Common Tongue

By Julia Pinto | June 1, 2022

Wednesday Morning (A Robin’s Protest)

By Victoria Wangler | May 25, 2022

Accompaniment, Knots, and the One Who Can Undo Them

By Joanie McMahon | May 17, 2022

Hugs, Hugs, and More Hugs

By Rhonda Eckerman | May 12, 2022

Lauren’s Week

By Lauren Barry | May 9, 2022

The “Our Father” I Lived Yesterday Afternoon

By Mari Snyder | May 2, 2022

Appreciating God’s Creation in Jamaica

By Joleen Johnson | April 25, 2022

Night at the Art Car Museum

By Julia Pinto | April 20, 2022

Prayer for Trust

By Emily Putzke | April 14, 2022

Prayer For Those Who Are Suffering

By Estephanie Alvarez | April 13, 2022

Franciscan Values and Blessing In Cochabamba

By Victor Artaiz | April 11, 2022

Lenten Litany: Prayer to See God’s Presence

By Mari Snyder | April 8, 2022

Lauren’s Day at the Fr. McKenna Center

By Lauren Barry | April 7, 2022

Prayer for Unconditional Love and Mercy

By Chris Zaragoza | April 6, 2022

Prayer for Radical Love

By Emily Norton | March 31, 2022

Expect the Unexpected

By Domonique Thompson | March 28, 2022

Lenten Litany: Prayer for Detachment

By Julia Pinto | March 25, 2022

Lenten Litany: Prayer For Resilience

By Grace Kueber | March 23, 2022

BE PRESENT — THIS LENTEN SEASON IS A GIFT

By Emmjolee Mendoza Waters | March 18, 2022

Lenten Litany: Prayer for Greater Trust in God’s Goodness

By Victoria Wangler | March 16, 2022

Fasting, Ham Sandwiches, and a Gift

By Rhonda Eckerman | March 14, 2022

Lenten Litany: Prayer for the Gift of Grace

By Joleen Johnson | March 11, 2022

Three Lenten Resources

By Emily Putzke | March 10, 2022

Lenten Litany: Prayer for Restoration

By Anna Fluharty | March 9, 2022

Blessed are the Peacemakers

By Chris Zaragoza | March 7, 2022

Lenten Litany: Prayer for Ukraine

By Victor Artaiz | March 4, 2022

Lenten Litany: Prayer for Migrants

By Rhonda Eckerman | March 2, 2022

¡Bienvenido a Cochabamba!

By Victor Artaiz | February 28, 2022

A Spark of Joy Revealed

By Mari Snyder | February 23, 2022

Walk With Me

By Joleen Johnson | February 14, 2022

Choosing Happiness

By Victoria Wangler | February 11, 2022

Why Wait?

By Julia Pinto | February 7, 2022

Back To High School

By Anna Fluharty | February 4, 2022

Grace’s Day at the UNHCR

By Grace Kueber | February 2, 2022

Casa Thanksgiving

By Joanie McMahon | January 31, 2022

Chris’ Day at the Fr. McKenna Center

By Chris Zaragoza | January 26, 2022

The Snake, St. Francis, and Me

By Rhonda Eckerman | January 24, 2022

The Artist’s Garden

By Emily Putzke | January 19, 2022

Day 28: Incarnation

By Franciscan Mission Service | December 25, 2021

Day 27: Wait

By Rhonda Eckerman | December 24, 2021

Day 26: Quiet

By Emily Norton | December 23, 2021

Day 25: Respond

By Franciscan Mission Service | December 22, 2021

Day 24: Remembrance

By Grace Kueber | December 21, 2021

Day 23: Wonder

By Lauren Barry | December 20, 2021

Day 22: Prophecy

By Victoria Wangler | December 19, 2021

Day 21: Goodness

By Elizabeth Hughes | December 18, 2021

Day 20: Gaze

By Guest Blogger | December 17, 2021

Day 19: Ponder

By Guest Blogger | December 16, 2021

Day 18: Unknown

By Julia Pinto | December 15, 2021

Day 17: Humility

By Anna Metzger | December 14, 2021

Day 16: Promise

By Dr. Hans Dethlefs | December 13, 2021

Day 15: Sojourn

By Chris Zaragoza | December 12, 2021

Day 14: Eternity

By Franciscan Mission Service | December 11, 2021

Day 13: Praise

By Joanie McMahon | December 10, 2021

Day 12: Community

By Fatima Godfrey | December 9, 2021

Day 11: Presence

By Lauren Barry | December 8, 2021

Day 10: Grace

By Grace Kueber | December 7, 2021

Day 9: Shelter

By Victoria Wangler | December 6, 2021

Day 8: Accompany

By Kim Smolik | December 5, 2021

Day 7: Hospitality

By Mari Snyder | December 4, 2021

Day 6: Friendship

By Victoria Wangler | December 3, 2021

Day 5: Generations

By Victor Artaiz | December 2, 2021

Day 4: Embrace

By Anna Fluharty | December 1, 2021

Day 3: Blessed

By Sr. Meg Earsley | November 29, 2021

Day 2: Meeting

By Meghan Meros | November 29, 2021

Day 1: Hidden Joys

By Emily Putzke | November 28, 2021

Walking Forward in Accompaniment

By Anna Metzger | November 24, 2021

A Life of Permanent Transition: Finding My Home in Intentional Community

By Julia Pinto | November 23, 2021

Stop and Be

By Nora McMahon | November 18, 2021

My Cloister

By Sr. Meg Earsley | November 10, 2021

1,891 Miles

By Joleen Johnson | November 8, 2021

When Death Comes

By Victoria Wangler | November 2, 2021

Introducing Grace Kueber: What Matters to Me

By Grace Kueber | November 1, 2021

Introducing Joanie McMahon: What Matters to Me

By Joanie McMahon | October 27, 2021

The In-Between

By Domonique Thompson | October 25, 2021

Introducing Mari Snyder: What Matters to Me

By Mari Snyder | October 19, 2021

Introducing Christopher Zaragoza: What Matters to Me

By Chris Zaragoza | October 15, 2021

Introducing Estephanie Alvarez: What Matters to Me

By Estephanie Alvarez | October 13, 2021

Blanca

By Rhonda Eckerman | October 11, 2021

Introducing Victoria Wangler: What Matters to Me

By Victoria Wangler | October 6, 2021

Introducing Victor Artaiz: What Matters to Me

By Victor Artaiz | October 5, 2021

Content at Home

By Anna Metzger | September 30, 2021

Introducing Sister Meg Earsley: What Matters to Me

By Sr. Meg Earsley | September 27, 2021

Introducing Lauren Barry: What Matters to Me

By Lauren Barry | September 24, 2021

From A to B: The Humble Invitation to Encounter God and Others

By Julia Pinto | September 22, 2021

Introducing Emily Putzke: What Matters to Me

By Emily Putzke | September 17, 2021

The Kitchen: A Sacred Space

By Anna Metzger | July 16, 2021

Ending My Year of Service in DC

By Emily Dold | July 9, 2021

A Pandemic Playlist

By Joleen Johnson | July 2, 2021

God’s Timing

By Domonique Thompson | June 25, 2021

One night in Mexico

By Rhonda Eckerman | June 18, 2021

The Enlightening Process of Interfaith Photovoice

By Rebekah Galucki | June 11, 2021

Looking Forward

By Hannah Hagarty | June 4, 2021

A Peek into my Thought Process

By Madeline Turley | May 21, 2021

On Decision-Making Circles

By Federico Wettstein | May 14, 2021

The Graces of Change

By Emily Dold | May 7, 2021

Habitual Welcome Mats

By Nora McMahon | April 30, 2021

Two Desert Days

By Rhonda Eckerman | April 23, 2021

Auntie Hannah & Jamaica Day

By Hannah Hagarty | April 16, 2021

You Got It All!

By Anna Metzger | April 9, 2021

Gains and Growth

By Joleen Johnson | March 31, 2021

Give the Good.

By Erin Brown | March 26, 2021

Complaint Fasting

By Domonique Thompson | March 24, 2021

The Ministry of a Programs Associate

By Fatima Godfrey | March 19, 2021

“Who do you say that I am?”

By Madeline Turley | March 17, 2021

Meals Made to Share

By Airianna Beitler | March 12, 2021

One Year: A Reflection on my DCSC Discernment Days

By Rebekah Galucki | March 10, 2021

Rest Required

By Nora McMahon | March 5, 2021

Constantly Immaculate: From Luxury Hotel to Franciscan Home Base

By Megan Hamilton | March 3, 2021

The Packing and the Unpacking

By Rhonda Eckerman | February 26, 2021

Simon of Cyrene’s Hotline

By Federico Wettstein | February 24, 2021

Lest I Want to Remain as I am.

By Emily Dold | February 19, 2021

FMS Lifelong Missioner Feature: Tim Shelgren

By Emily Norton | February 15, 2021

Step into The Moment

By Anna Metzger | February 12, 2021

New Year, New Me

By Airianna Beitler | February 5, 2021

Ministry Grounded in Gratitude

By Domonique Thompson | February 3, 2021

Goodness, Then and Now

By Erin Brown | January 29, 2021

The Power of Simple Prayer

By Joleen Johnson | January 27, 2021

Developing Gratitude

By Madeline Turley | January 22, 2021

Day 33: Wisdom

By Emily Norton | January 3, 2021

Day 32: Wonder & Awe

By Fatima Godfrey | December 31, 2020

Day 31: Courage

By Nayeli Garcia | December 30, 2020

Day 30: Knowledge

By Julia Pinto | December 29, 2020

Day 29: Right Judgement

By Jenny Tsui | December 28, 2020

Day 28: Call to Holiness

By Guest Blogger | December 27, 2020

Day 27: Gifts

By Rebekah Galucki | December 26, 2020

Day 26: Light

By Elizabeth Hughes | December 25, 2020

Day 25: Truth

By Guest Blogger | December 24, 2020

Day 24: Gather

By Guest Blogger | December 23, 2020

Day 23: Movement

By Emily Dold | December 22, 2020

Day 22: Preparation

By Airianna Beitler | December 21, 2020

Day 21: Pilgrimage

By Anna Metzger | December 20, 2020

Day 20: Humility

By Megan Hamilton | December 19, 2020

Day 19: Accompaniment

By Hannah Hagarty | December 17, 2020

Day 18: Transition

By Rhonda Eckerman | December 16, 2020

Day 17: Process

By Guest Blogger | December 15, 2020

Day 16: Dwelling

By Rebekah Galucki | December 14, 2020

Day 15: Open/Closed Doors

By Madeline Turley | December 13, 2020

Day 14: Joy

By Sr. Cathy Cahill, OSF | December 12, 2020

Day 13: Family

By Erin Brown | December 11, 2020

Day 12: Walk

By Matthew Fichter | December 10, 2020

Day 11: Food

By Domonique Thompson | December 9, 2020

Day 10: Tradition

By Guest Blogger | December 8, 2020

Day 9: Music

By Airianna Beitler | December 7, 2020

Day 8: Community

By Domonique Thompson | December 6, 2020

Day 7: Journey

By Nora McMahon | December 5, 2020

Day 6: “Carrying that too”

By Amanda MacMillan | December 4, 2020

Day 5: Brotherhood

By Guest Blogger | December 3, 2020

Day 4: Wandering

By Joleen Johnson | December 2, 2020

Day 3: “Fiat”

By Madeline Turley | December 1, 2020

Day 2: Unknown

By Federico Wettstein | November 30, 2020

Day 1: Invitation

By Meghan Meros | November 29, 2020

Pulled to Prayer

By Madeline Turley | November 20, 2020

A November Hush

By Rebekah Galucki | November 13, 2020

How COVID Affects Life in an Intentional Community

By Airianna Beitler | November 6, 2020

“God, You and I Dance.”

By Madeline Turley | November 3, 2020

Fleeting Eternity

By Nora McMahon | October 27, 2020

A Time for Everything…

By Hannah Hagarty | October 23, 2020

In Awe of the Creator’s Love

By Fatima Godfrey | October 20, 2020

The Best of Both Worlds

By Federico Wettstein | October 16, 2020

Scripture, Alive

By Emily Dold | October 13, 2020

Rest

By Jenny Tsui | October 9, 2020

Language and Culture: A Vibrant Relationship

By Anna Metzger | October 7, 2020

Convent COVID Retreats and What I’ve Learned…

By Megan Hamilton | October 2, 2020

Worlds Colliding: Catholic Social Teaching & Social Work

By Airianna Beitler | September 25, 2020

The Unknown Ways of God

By Domonique Thompson | September 24, 2020

Nourishment through Movement

By Erin Brown | September 22, 2020

W.W.S.F.D? (Part One)

By Joleen Johnson | September 18, 2020

Finding Saint Friends for the Journey

By Rebekah Galucki | September 13, 2020

Dishes Washed with Love

By Madeline Turley | September 11, 2020

Casa Love

Casa Love

By Rhonda Eckerman | September 10, 2020

Goretticisms: Joys Learned with a Tiny, Elder Sister

By Megan Hamilton | August 14, 2020

Walking Together as Children of God

By Matthew Fichter | August 12, 2020

Awaken Your Emotions

By Anna Metzger | August 3, 2020

The Patience of the Seasons

By Hannah Puvalowski | July 29, 2020

Creature Comforts and Shared Solidarity

By Julia Pinto | July 15, 2020

Summum Bonum

By Guest Blogger | July 15, 2020

An Ode to Audre Lorde

By Megan McCarthy | July 2, 2020

Call To Action

By Sabrina Portner | June 11, 2020

Living Water and Light

By Anna Metzger | June 4, 2020

Lessons From A Mandatory Retreat

By Julia Pinto | June 1, 2020

Raspy

By Becky Kreidler | May 8, 2020

Nothing or The Best of Something?

By Anna Metzger | May 5, 2020

The Song of the Soul

By Hannah Puvalowski | April 30, 2020

The Comfort of Art

By Kate Keeley | April 24, 2020

A Gallery of Triduum and Eastertide

By Meghan Meros | April 21, 2020

Dark Hours to May Flowers

By Megan McCarthy | April 17, 2020

Ramblings from a Tropical Ramble

By Megan Hamilton | April 11, 2020

God’s Call

By Matthew Fichter | April 9, 2020

Hannah’s Nature Vlog

By Hannah Hagarty | April 7, 2020

You’re Not So Tough

By Sabrina Portner | April 1, 2020

The Ways Between Bethlehems

By Megan Hamilton | March 23, 2020

Rest In Our Past

By Becky Kreidler | March 10, 2020

Trusting In God’s Tomorrow

By Michael Broughton | March 9, 2020

Old Habits Die Hard in Community

By Kate Keeley | March 9, 2020

Peter

By Hannah Hagarty | February 24, 2020

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