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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Saying ‘Yes’ to God

God speaks through all creation. Our challenge is to learn how to listen—and to respond with a resounding “Yes.”
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Let Us Pray: A Canticle to Mary

Jesus will fill my soul with the wine of wisdom, and I’ll know what to do. His mother told him, and he’ll do it!
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Open Yourself to Grace

Grace cannot be confined or contained or constrained. We don’t dole it out to the deserving. We spill it…to anyone and everyone.
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People watching the sunset | Photo by Hudson Hintze on Unsplash

Christ along the Periphery

Jesus never measures and weighs, doesn’t count, keep score, or tally what is given. He just gives.
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Mallard duck on the water | Photo: ChrisF via Pexels

Riding the River

Love just is. I’m dumbfounded by the mystery of it all. I’m reminded again that delight and beauty are right here.
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canoe on a lake | Photo by John Sekutowski on Unsplash

God Is in the Stillness

I find hope on a crisp spring morning. In the silence, I find God there.
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