‘I Am the Vine, You Are the Branches’
Leonard Foley, OFM
March 26, 2026
Clare’s name means “light.” She is the bright, shining one who reflected God’s love into the world.
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Leonard Foley, OFM
Leonard Foley, OFM, was the former editor of St. Anthony Messenger and the coauthor of Live Like Francis: Reflections on Franciscan Life in the World.
Listen Respectfully, Act Lovingly
Leonard Foley, OFM
October 13, 2025
Christianity is spread by the Holy Spirit. St. Paul said, “My message and my proclamation were not with persuasive (words of) wisdom, but with a demonstration of
That All May Be One
Leonard Foley, OFM
August 17, 2025
Most Catholics recognize those things that unite all Christians rather than the things that divide them.
Love Must Expand
Leonard Foley, OFM
July 19, 2025
Love simply must expand, radiating its light and warmth in all directions. The happier we are, the more we want to tell others, to share our happiness with them.
The Poverty of Christ
Leonard Foley, OFM
April 19, 2024
First and before all, Francis wanted to imitate the poverty of Christ. He was not pursuing an abstract ideal.
The Stigmata of St. Francis
Leonard Foley, OFM
September 15, 2023
This friar reflects on the stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi.
Lent: More Than Penance
Leonard Foley, OFM
April 4, 2017
To think of Lent only as a time of penance is to do it an injustice.