In recent months, I’ve been prayerfully asking: “What kind of Church is God calling us to be today?” I believe that much of the answer lies in the papacy of Pope Francis. As St. Francis himself was called to ‘Renew my Church” I believe we are being called to a Read more…
Last week I spent three days in St. Paul on the campus of the University of St. Thomas, at the Center for Catholic Studies, with a very talented group of people exploring the serious possibility of beginning an Institute on Integral Ecology. The genius behind this idea is Dr. Christopher Read more…
Just a word of encouragement this morning to all of the readers of this blog. Today is the feast of St. Clare, companion of St. Francis. Her spirituality revolved around a deep love for Jesus, and gave expression in a unique and powerful way to His poverty and humility. I Read more…