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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Beginning Again with St. Francis
Conversion is the ongoing process of learning to live the gospel way of life given to us by Jesus and revealed to us by Francis and Clare.
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Saint Francis Novena | Day Nine: Consolation
Francis of Assisi was no Pollyanna. He saw sin for what it is, but he never doubted God’s love and mercy.
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Saint Francis Novena | Day Eight: Creation
Thomas of Celano wrote that Francis made of all creation a ladder by which to ascend to the Creator.
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Saint Francis Novena | Day Seven: Mary
Francis of Assisi had a great devotion to Mary because he saw in her the model disciple.
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Saint Francis Novena | Day Six: Peace
One of life’s ironies is that we are very slow to claim credit for the only thing for which we are fully responsible: our sins.
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Saint Francis Novena | Day Five: Spirit-Filled
The Holy Spirit must empty us of whatever is opposed to God in order to fill us with the grace to live up to our God-given dignity.
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