Franciscan Spirit
Three Minutes with God: Meditations on Hope
Will what I do during my lifetime make any difference? Maybe in the present, but what about years from now?
Seeking Balance in a Crisis
When Scripture encourages us to “fear not,” God isn’t promising to keep us safe, just to stay with us.
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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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Becoming Radically Open
If I’ve learned anything as a friar, it is that being a Christian means leaving behind everything and being totally fine with accepting whatever God gives me—big or small, happy or painful.
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Holy Mary: Model of Patience
“Be it done to me according to your word.” So it was for Mary, so it can be for us who wait in silent prayer seemingly unable to do anything to change our circumstances.
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The Prayer of St. Francis: My God and My All!
Francis of Assisi led by example. His early brothers couldn't help but follow.
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