Franciscan Spirit

Enjoy this sampling of five books on prayer...

Your body’s power lies in its ability to offer presence and tenderness, both to you and to every human being with whom you are connected in this life.

A few years ago, I began reflecting upon the Apostles’ Creed from the viewpoint of God’s love.

The tale of American saint Katharine Drexel is a Cinderella story in reverse.

We can experience God in a most fundamental way—through the example of a child at play.  

St. Francis wanted us to stay close to the cracks in the social fabric, and not to ensconce ourselves at the safe, even churchy, center.