Inspiration
Postures of Prayer
Prayer can involve sitting, standing, and kneeling during Mass each have their own distinct role in helping us fully experience and appreciate the liturgy.
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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Acting on the Beatitudes
This friar points to three ways we can better understand and live the joy of the beatitudes in our everyday lives.
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Loving Creation, Loving God
When we allow ourselves to be as open as a child in our relationship with creation, we are one step closer to bringing about the kingdom of God.
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Lessons from the Road
Hanging in our house is a large corkboard map of the United States. On the board are various pins placed on locations across the country, each one marking a place to which we have traveled.
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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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Meeting Sultan Malik al-Kamil: St. Francis in a Foreign Land
The deep friendship and rich dialogue between St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malik al-Kamil centuries ago can inform interfaith dialogue in our own times.
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