Franciscan Spirit
Let’s Create a Better World
As I imagine a flourishing world, I picture one in which we are all able to become our truest, best, most Christlike selves.
The God We Recognize
If we think we loved each other while on earth, there are no words to describe the perfect love we will have for one another in eternity.
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The Rosary: History and Mystery
The fact that the rosary is an object can help to celebrate the incarnational side of our religion and remind us all of where we started, and who we are.
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A Call for Holy Simplicity
Seeing God in every moment leads us as well to total reliance on God in every moment. This little way to faith and trust can help us accept ourselves for who we are.
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Roamin’ Catholic: Always a Pilgrim
Wandering the streets of Rome, the Franciscan spirit is alive. It breathes. We pilgrims inhale deeply.
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Roamin’ Catholic: Sacred Silence in Santo Stefano
‘We sat for a long time in Santo Stefano, long enough for a concrete sense of the passage of time to dissipate.’
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Roamin’ Catholic: The Journey Inward
Journeying to holy places, like the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, is as much an inward journey as outward.
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