The Franciscan Embrace of ‘the Other’
The call to enter into the world of “the other” contains a costly component. Moving from accepted bias, taboos, and prejudices is not an easy step.
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The call to enter into the world of “the other” contains a costly component. Moving from accepted bias, taboos, and prejudices is not an easy step.
In January, we watched a rioting mob invade the US Capitol. In the days that followed many questions confronted us. What must we do to overcome such dangerous polarization?
When this beloved saint died, the Church lost a luminary. But her legacy shines brightly to this day.
As Clare had labored over the years in doing the fine handwork that helped support the monastery, she now set herself the task of a written text.
Clare’s writings often include the metaphor of a mirror. In Francis’s body she beheld a stark mirror of the Passion. She then taught the sisters how clearly they must pattern their lives on that of Jesus. He had to become their Mirror.
Clare’s “peace surpassing understanding” drew them daily into her orbit of sisterly solidarity.
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