franciscanponderings

When the hope that comes from our Easter faith is authentic it has to influence how we see our lives, including, indeed especially, our s...

American friar, Richard Rohr, captures the wonder of these Easter days in this beautiful prayer: Loving God, we love how You love us. ...

I last reflected on how, like Thomas, we too can touch the wounds of Jesus when we reach out to the suffering Body of Christ today. But wha...

What an extraordinary scene! Thomas reaches out tentatively, fearfully and touches the Lord’s wounds – the wounds of his love for us that th...

I once got a card at Easter that wished that there would be "many empty graves" in my life.  Not the usual greeting! But it carrie...

We participate in his light and life. We are busy here getting ready for the Easter Vigil tonight. One thing is clear - Easter is not sim...