Saints

Sister Saints: Clare of Assisi’s Letters to Agnes of Prague

Sister Saints: Clare of Assisi’s Letters to Agnes of Prague

The focus of this special feast day episode is St. Clare of Assisi’s remarkable, poetic letters to another woman of nobility, St. Agnes of Prague. Guiding listeners through these four letters is Sister Joanne Schatzlein, OSF, a Franciscan scholar, co-author of a major study on Clare of Assisi, and lifelong student of her spirituality. Sister Joanne is a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi, whose Motherhouse is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and entered her Congregation in 1965. In this episode, Sister Joanne echoes to us Clare’s invitation to Agnes: to gaze, consider, contemplate, and imitate in our lives what Christ has taught us.

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saint bonaventure

Saint Bonaventure: Beauty, Light, and the Journey Into God

Discover the timeless wisdom of St. Bonaventure, the Seraphic Doctor, in this special Feast Day episode of the Franciscan Spirit Podcast. Dr. Timothy Weldon, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Saint Francis, explores Bonaventure’s theology of beauty, light, the ...
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Statue of Saint Anthony and Christ child

Francis and Anthony: Brothers in Alms

Anthony’s ascent to sainthood was even more meteoric than Francis’.
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Solanus Casey

Seven Days with Solanus Casey

The monastery doorbell rang at two o’clock in the morning. Father Solanus Casey ran down the steps to the door before anyone else was awakened. When he opened the door, a big, burly fellow blurted out, “Where’s that Father Solanus? I want ...
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St. Anthony

Lost & Found: Thank You, St. Anthony of Padua

The array of wonders attributed to St. Anthony in story and legend is astounding in its variety.
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Lay saints

Why So Few Lay Saints?

Few lay men or women have been formally canonized. Most saints belonged to religious communities.
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Advent with the Saints: Francis of Assisi

St. Francis left his prosperous life in Assisi and descended to the marshes to serve the lepers.
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