The Canticle of the Creatures
The return to the Portiuncula was by way of Borgo San Sepolcro, Monte Casale, and Citta di Castello. Francis was obliged to ride on a donkey, so painful had walking become for him. And it was this way that he ...
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St. Francis: The Restorer of Churches
About three-quarters of a mile below Assisi stands the little convent of San Damiano. Built on a hillside, on an elevation from which the whole plain may be viewed through a curtain of cypresses, it has become the residence of ...
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St. Anthony of Padua: Finder, Teacher, Matchmaker, Guide
This friar writes about the popular customs and devotions to St. Anthony.
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The Poverty of Christ
First and before all, Francis wanted to imitate the poverty of Christ. He was not pursuing an abstract ideal.
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Padre Pio and the Madonna
Padre Pio nurtured his love for the Mother of Jesus from the time he was a child. He would go to the church in Pietrelcina to greet and to pray to Our Lady of Graces.
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St. Francis and Lady Poverty
Reflecting on how Francis and the brothers honored Lady Poverty has helped me to see how they lived their walking in the footsteps of Christ.
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