Franciscan Media: Our Return to Holy Saturday
Now that Lent has long passed, and Easter celebrations have ended, we return to Holy Saturday, the space in which most of our mental,...
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STEPHEN COPELAND
AUTHOR & STORYTELLER
Franciscan Media: Fullness and Emptiness, Union and Zen
One of the core concepts that draws me to Christianity and inspires my spiritual walk today is its integration of both fullness and...
Franciscan Media: Transformative Waiting
It isn’t difficult for me to identify with the theme of waiting throughout the Advent season. I am someone who is always longing for...
Franciscan Media: Trusting the River
It can be agonizing to share what is deepest within you but then be met by apathy or rejection. For me, this struggle has often unfolded...
Franciscan Media: Interconnection of Opposites
I found myself sitting on a bus that was making its way across the Paraguayan countryside, bumping along westbound toward the capital of...
Where the Colors Blend Sample Chapter (Chapter 1: The First Drive)
Below is the first chapter of 'Where the Colors Blend: An Authentic Journey Through Spiritual Doubt and Despair ... and a Beautiful...
How Monasticism Can Shape Our Souls and Our World
My borderline obsession with monks began about four years ago with Trappist monk and renowned author Thomas Merton. I had seen Merton...
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