Sept issue of Give Us This Day. My Blessed Among Us include JRR Tolkien, Mother Teresa, Stephen Biko, artists Corita Kent and John August Swanson, and more

Let us #PrayTogether that, inspired by Saint Francis, we might experience our interdependence with all creatures, who are loved by God and worthy of love and respect. #PrayerIntention #ClickToPray Click To Pray | The Pope Video Integral Human Dev

St Teresa of Calcutta died Sept 5 1997. My reflection in Give Us This Day

"God calls us to share the love and truth of Christ with those we meet. We may not have the gift of healing, and we may not be ordained, but God nevertheless calls us to care for people who are outcast." Read today's reflection from J.D. Long Garcia: giveusthisday.org/2025/09/09/the…

Priest and martyr Pino Puglisi, who took a stand against the Mafia. “If everyone does something, then we can do a lot.” My reflection in Give Us This Day

We pray: Inspire fruitful dialogue among Christians, and prosper the work of ecumenism. Advance efforts to care for the environment and protect people and all biological species affected by climate change. giveusthisday.org/2025/09/16/int…

“It is a huge danger to pretend that awful things do not happen. But you need enough hope to keep going. I am trying to make hope. Flowers grow out of darkness.” ― Corita Kent

Friendly reminder that this month's cover is perfect for coloring! Try praying while coloring in the beautiful artwork 😌🎨

EXCITING NEWS! Robert Ellsberg's BLESSED AMONG US; VOLUME 2 has arrived and will be sent out shortly to those who’ve preordered! The book features hundreds of reflections on individuals who give witness to the myriad ways of holiness. hubs.ly/Q03KbmL60

Artist John August Swanson. My reflection in Give Us This Day

My new book BLESSED AMONG US Vol 2, with over 700 entries drawn from my daily reflections in Give Us This Day Liturgical Press litpress.org/Products/01709…

Happy Feast of the Archangels! My essay from the archives of Give Us This Day notstrictlyspiritual.com/give-us-this-d…

Feast of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, Raphael ⁦Give Us This Day⁩

Blessed Josef Mayr-Nussar, “Martyr of the First Commandment,” sentenced to death for refusing to take an idolatrous oath to Hitler. “If no one has the courage to say no to Hitler, National Socialism will never end.” My reflection in Give Us This Day

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Sr Megan Rice, peacemaker. My reflection in Give Us This Day “None of us is out of prison so long as one nuclear bomb exists.”

Dean Brackley SJ, unofficial greeter for countless delegations, visitors, and college students on immersion trips to El Salvador, died 10/16 2011. My reflection in Give Us This Day

Rosa Parks, “Mother of the Freedom Movement,” died 20 years ago, Oct 24 2005. “I wasn’t tired physically,” she said about why she refused to give up her seat to a white man. “I was tired of giving in.” My reflection in Give Us This Day

Today was the first episode of The Martin Sheen Podcast (available wherever, etc.) I am thrilled that in every episode Martin intends to read one of my stories from BLESSED AMONG US. This time: Harriet Tubman. TheMartinSheenPodcast.com Liturgical Press

Invitation to attend People's Mass in solidarity with migrants at Broadview Detention Facility at 10am on Saturday, Nov. 1, All Saints Day