Franciscan Spirit

Francis strenuously denied the suggestions that he was a saint. He kept hidden the marks of the stigmata. He refused to let people attribute miracles to him.

We see light instead of darkness, and in that light we discover a side of ourselves that we thought we had lost. We look with new eyes on the people around us and see how they, too, are children of ...

True humility is knowing so well who we are in God’s loving sight that nothing anyone says or does can shake us.

Francis discovered the hidden secret to inner peace: Don’t react. It doesn’t make the insults OK.

We have so much in our lives that we feel we need to defend. It can lead us to live in constant fear.

A peaceful attitude can go a long way toward living the message of the Gospel. If we think before we speak or act, we will save ourselves and others a great deal of misunderstanding and heartache.