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STEPHEN COPELAND
AUTHOR & STORYTELLER


Poem: East Rim Junction
All we had was one vague map on the lost trail which found a few. There were more hikers at the start as each scattered stranger received...


Poem: Chartreuse
Sipping memories like chartreuse, we were so damn happy then, when Indiana stopped the clock again— snowbound, midnight, plaid pajamas...


St. Anthony Messenger: Resurrection Song
I stood quietly in the back of the sanctuary one Easter Sunday, surrounded by raised hands and lifted voices—but feeling alone. Though I...


A Dog’s Contemplative Wisdom
It is morning in Indiana, dawning a new day of liberating nothingness, where we’ll gauge the day’s success through a holiday filter: by...


Franciscan Media: A Necessary Film for Our Divided Age
The path forward for us as a country is mapped out in the 2019 Netflix biographical drama The Two Popes—a film that creatively depicts...


Franciscan Media: Star Wars and Christian Mysticism
Over the last four decades many have tried to pin down the possible spiritual or religious origins of Star Wars. Often these attempts...


Franciscan Media: Surprised by Grace
To be surprised by grace, as seasons blur together, as monotony defines our days, as boredom tests our worth, is to open our hearts to...
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