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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Why Should We Meditate?

Forty is one of those numbers that seem to turn up everywhere.
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What Is Holiness Really About?

The word holiness can have a discouraging effect on people. Some immediately dismiss it, perhaps a bit sadly, since they believe that whatever it is, holiness is way beyond their reach.
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Country house

The Power of Home

This fall marks six years since my family and I sold our 27-acre organic farm and the house we had designed and built ourselves—the place my wife and I thought we’d call home our entire lives.
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Woman praying

I Believe in One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church

To understand what we are as Church, the Creed gives us four adjectives: one, holy, catholic, apostolic.
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Woman journaling in a journal

Journaling: Grace in the Pages

I love to write. Since I was a boy, paper and pencil have been on my list of favorite things.
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Cup of Coffee

Surprised by Grace

I rise before the sun this morning to the smell of coffee in the kitchen. Another day in Eden awaits.
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