Franciscan Spirit

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Lent: More Than Penance

To think of Lent only as a time of penance is to do it an injustice.

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The Healing of the Sacrament of Reconciliation

Father Don Miller, OFM, unpacks the Sacrament of Reconciliation and how it can unite us with God's grace.
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Lent with Father Casey Cole: Death

My grandmother lived a very long, full life. In the 91 years before she died, she raised a family of 10 children—her crown jewel—who then produced her 28 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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God’s Gift: The Ten Commandments

In 1988, Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, a multimillionaire, and a man of strong opinions, addressed the National Press Association in Atlanta about the Ten Commandments...
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Lent with Father Casey Cole: Keep Going

“I’ve made it.” In a moment of self-reflection, have you ever looked around at your life—all that you’ve done, all that you have, and all that the future holds—and realized that you were on a mountain?
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St. Joseph: A Man to Emulate

Why do we make such a big deal out of the feast of someone we know so very little about?
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St. Patrick: A Bite-Sized Biography for Kids

March 17, the Feast Day of St. Patrick, is good time to wear green, celebrate the coming of spring, and maybe hope for ;good luck in the form of a four-leaf clover.
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