Franciscan Spirit Blog

St. Anthony of Padua

St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Beauty

St. Anthony of Padua, that Hammer of Heretics, serves as a model to me that I am to preach against any dualism within myself that blocks an openness to beauty.
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The Letters of Saint Thérèse, Pt. 1

Mother Marie de Gonzague, the superior at the cloistered convent at Carmel, wrote this of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux: “Tall and strong, with the air of a child, with a tone of voice and an expression that hide in her ...
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Saint Thérèse: Simple, Profound Love

The young religious sister whom Saint Pius X described as “the greatest saint of modern times,” spent nine years in a cloistered convent in northern France.
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Why St. Francis Belongs on the Birdbath

Since his death, St. Francis of Assisi has been the subject of some of the world’s most admired works of art.
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Peace and Good sign

Caring for Creation

Ecological spirituality is a way of love, a way of moderation, gratitude, wonder, praise, care, and communion with creation.
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Dating God

God as like a friend. Still others, including Jesus of Nazareth, speak of God as a father or a mother.
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Act of Contrition: More Than Just ‘I’m Sorry’

I think “I’m sorry” are the two hardest words to say.
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