Franciscan Spirit
Advent with Richard Rohr: Wednesday of the First Week
On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines.
—Isaiah 25:6
Advent with Richard Rohr: Tuesday of the First Week
No one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. —Luke 10:22
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Advent with Richard Rohr: Monday of the First Week
Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only speak the word, and my servant will be healed. —Matthew 8:8 The American Declaration of Independence says we have an “unalienable right” to the pursuit of ...
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Advent with Richard Rohr: First Sunday
Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. —Matthew 24:42 “Come, Lord Jesus,” the Advent mantra, means that all of Christian history has to live out of a kind of deliberate emptiness, a ...
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Raising Saints: A Message for Parents
I once heard a priest refer to everyone he met as a “saint.”
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St. Francis: Lover of the Eucharist
The Eucharist was the summit of St. Francis' faith life.
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Embracing the Now
“We should do this more often.” A middle-aged man is speaking to a woman somewhat north of middle age standing at his side. I am doing what I do best: Eavesdropping.
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