St. Francis’ Prayer for Courteous Fire
Reflect “My brother fire . . . be kind to me in this hour, be courteous!”—St. Francis of Assisi Over time, St. Francis’s eyes began to weaken and doctors advised a cauterization—a deliberate burning of the eyes—with hopes of a ...
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Live in the Mystery
Franciscan prayer, lived to its full, is to set the human heart on fire
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Sharing the Word for October 13, 2023
Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time October 13, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Joel 1:13-15; 2:1-2 The prophecies of Joel seem to have been proclaimed about 400 B.C., after the reforms of Ezra and Nehemiah. There had been ...
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Seeking Balance in a Crisis
When Scripture encourages us to “fear not,” God isn’t promising to keep us safe, just to stay with us.
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