Franciscan Spirit

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Franciscan Inspirations: Grains of Sand

Jim Van Vurst, OFM June 15, 2018

Jesus spoke of the potential of the tiny mustard seed: “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to [this] mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you” (Lk 17:6).

How Saint Anthony Found Me

Fr. Don Miller, OFM June 13, 2018

Saint Anthony of Padua is a name that conjures up many ideas and images: some factual, some the stuff of legends, some just plain silly.

Quotes from Pope Francis

Pope Francis June 5, 2018

Pope Francis is a breath of fresh air. This is a man who, as we've seen, takes the time to visit the sick, bless children, embrace the imprisoned.

Mary, Our Path to Jesus

Fr. Don Miller, OFM May 28, 2018

Two thousand years ago, Mary had a baby. We can relate a few historical facts about both mother and child, but very few.

Discovering the Art and Truth of Thomas Merton

John Moses May 23, 2018

It’s fifty years since I discovered Thomas Merton’s book The Seven Storey Mountain.

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Fighting the Stigma of Mental Illness

Colleen C. Mitchell May 9, 2018

“But I am pretty sure [my friend] never imagined the day she would calm me on the phone after an irregular mammogram, the day she would see the reality of what I meant by severe anxiety and self-harm tendencies, what ...