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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Seeing Lent in a New Light

The Eucharist cannot exist in isolation from life.
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Sacrament of Holy Orders in a church

The Sacrament of Holy Orders: A Sacred Calling

At our Baptism, the priest anointed us with sacred chrism and said that we were now identified with Jesus in his roles as priest, prophet, and king. As a priest, we are to offer sacrifice and we do this by participating ...
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Marriage: A Unique Sacrament

With these words a man and a woman begin a journey together, and their lives, and those of their families and friends, will never be the same.
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Anointing of the Sick: Sacrament of Healing

Sickness, accidents, age—all things we have faced or will face as human beings. It’s just part of life.
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The Sacrament of Confirmation: Stage Two of Our Faith Journey

It has been said that Confirmation is a sacrament looking for a theology.
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Preparing the Upper Room

By taking time to prepare our hearts before going to Mass, we find that the seed of God’s Word takes deeper root in us.
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