Lent with St. Francis: Ordinary and Extraordinary
Diane M. Houdek
February 28, 2021
The transfiguration was an extraordinary moment. Such moments don’t happen very often. But when they do, they change everything.
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Diane M. Houdek
Diane M. Houdek is the former director of content at Franciscan Media. She is the author of Lent with St. Francis, Advent with St. Francis, and Simple Gifts: Daily Reflections for Advent.
Lent with St. Francis: Francis and the Sultan
Diane M. Houdek
February 27, 2021
The need for peace and understanding is as great in our time as it was during the Crusades, and sometimes as little valued.
The ‘Holiness of Negotiation’
Diane M. Houdek
February 26, 2021
If we focus on finding common ground with one another, we’re less likely to end up in irreconcilable disputes. We might never come around to another’s point of view completely, but both sides may move closer to the middle.
Lent with St. Francis: Taming the Wolf
Diane M. Houdek
February 26, 2021
Jesus and Francis both know that often the evil that we see and hate in others reflects some shadowy part of our own attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors.
God’s Mercy Transforms Us
Diane M. Houdek
February 25, 2021
The revelation of the Gospels is that our God is bigger and greater and more loving and trustworthy than even the best human being we have known.
Lent with St. Francis: The Gift of Alms
Diane M. Houdek
February 25, 2021
Francis teaches us that by learning to rely on the Lord and on the gifts we receive from others—and all is gift—we are as needy as any beggar on the street.
Lent with St. Francis: Come Follow Me
Diane M. Houdek
February 24, 2021
Not all of us are called to give dramatic, public witness to God’s word. We are all called, however, to live the Gospel in our lives.