May 3, 2026 The following is excerpted from the essay “Finding Gratitude by Johann Christoph Arnold, published in Plough magazine. Finding Gratitude By Johann Christoph Arnold The medieval mystic Meister Eckhart once suggested that if the only prayer we ever said was...
May 2, 2026 For most people, Mother’s Day is celebrated joyously with laughter and memories and appreciation … but it’s harder for mothers who are grieving. Those suffering a loss, whether it is recent or past, can find the words “Happy Mother’s Day” painful. So,...
May 1, 2026 Whatever your vocation in life — professor, plumber, caregiver, homemaker, financier, religious, politician — God has a purpose for you, so look for God’s purpose first in all you do. And never mistake status, academic achievement, worldly acclaim and...
April 30, 2026 “Everyone, deep down within, carries a small cemetery of those he has loved.”— Romain Rolland Cynthia was Betty’s only daughter. She had a little box, like the cigar boxes that you would see in a smoke shop years ago, and inside that box where the...
April 29, 2026 The following reflection was written by Ann about her late husband Clete, to whom she was married for 61 years. My husband Clete and I were a team. We never had words, except when I didn’t cut the fruit and veggies small enough for him, so I solved that...
April 28, 2026 “If you are following God, He never shows you the end. It’s always a walk of faith. Franciscan virtue is to follow the Providence of God, and God’s Providence goes as far as you go. Now that’s the scary thing about it. If you don’t go, He won’t go.”—...
