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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How Saint Anthony Found Me

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.
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Quotes from Pope Francis

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.
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Mary, Our Path to Jesus

Two thousand years ago, Mary had a baby. We can relate a few historical facts about both mother and child, but very few.
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Discovering the Art and Truth of Thomas Merton

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

“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 ...
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Lent with Father Casey Cole: Called to Discern

“What are you going to do with your life?”
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