Franciscan Life
Franciscan life is a love story — with God, with the poor, with the earth, with the stranger. Rooted in the spirit of Francis and Clare of Assisi, these posts explore what it means to embrace simplicity, kinship, and courageous countercultural choices in a world that constantly pushes the other direction. From returning land to Indigenous communities to the spirituality of dumpster diving to what the feast of St. Francis has to teach us today, this is a space for anyone drawn to the Franciscan way — whether you’ve taken vows or are just beginning to feel its pull.
A Litany for Democracy
Let us pray… Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. For our failure to participate, God, have mercy. For our failure to protect…
Justice and the Freedom to Move
I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. (John 10:10) Recently I accompanied Catholic sisters, advocates, and survivors to Washington, DC…
Book Review: Prasanta Verma Takes Us Beyond Ethnic Loneliness
It is summer in Chicago, and our migrant population is no longer huddled in tents outside police stations. Yet, housing insecurity is still a reality,…
The opportunity of chaos
we gaze into the horizon we hope for what might bewe check the radarwe worry about stormsthe sky: a giant stagefor the drama of dreams,…
The Rainbow Connection
“Did I tell you about the pastor and the rainbows?” my friend asks while on our way to a church event. Apparently, some catechists had…
The Lord Walking with Us Together
Eucharist and Synodality. These two words are not easily defined, but are shaping my life and the way of our church these days. Specifically the…
Living Images of the Sacred Heart
I stand at the back of a darkened room as another group of visiting students watch a video interview of my dear friend Anita, a…
Cyrus Habib, SJ: Prophets and Inspirations
Episode 77 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Email | RSS | More You actually have to decide to believe… recognizing that…