franciscanponderings

There are many stories about Saint Brigid whose feast day we celebrate today, 1st February, stories about her love of God, her wisdom, a...

In his very first homily as Pope, Benedict XVI said: “The Pope must be conscious of being a frail and weak man, since his strength is fra...

Do you know that in the New Testament the phrase “in Christ” is repeated 164 times? We are “in Christ.” What does that mean? By the indwe...

"Christian revelation is always pointed, concrete, and specific. Our word for that is 'incarnational' or enfleshed.  Walter ...

St Francis at Greccio Pope Benedict gave over much of his homily at Christmas Midnight Mass to a beautiful reflection on the St Francis...

As New Year approaches, this reflection by Jon Walker, struck me; I intend to make time to draw up a different kind of list! "Imagi...

As we believe so shall we hope. The measure of our faith is the measure of our hope.  Every day we are bombarded with many different und...