Franciscan Spirit

Wisdom speaks of and leads to a bigger picture, a deep-seated awareness of wholeness, a sense of oneness, and interconnection.

Plenty of people think they don’t pray well. Or that they somehow pray wrong. Or that everyone else has an easier time praying.

In my youth, Star Wars, spiritually speaking, was all about the tension between the dark side and the light side of the Force—a saga about morality.

To paraphrase Dante’s famous opening lines from the Inferno, I find myself “within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.”

The weeks leading up to today’s election has been wrought with strife, mistrust, and vitriol. As children of God, we should strive to do better. To be better.

Humor Beyond the Grave | ca. late third to early fourth century • Pre-Congregation Memorial: October 6