St. Francis Encounters the Crucified Christ
The Franciscan path to God is an inversion of monastic values. Rather than fleeing the world to find God, God is to be found in the world. The idea that “the world is our cloister” finds its root in Francis ...
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God of Overflowing Love
The goal of prayer is to make Jesus Christ alive in the believer. To bring Christ to life is the way to peace.
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Prayer Lifts Us Up
Prayer lifts us out of the doldrums of mediocrity and complacency and draws us into the mystery of Christ.
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Dance with the Spirit
Why would God summon us to be disciples of his beloved Son? In the words of a Sufi master: “I chose to call you because you need it more than the others!”
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Hatred Is a Virus
We cannot rewrite history—though it is our duty to learn from it. And there is a legacy for us to fall back on.
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One Loving Body of Christ
Jesus said that love is acts, that you have to do something when you love.
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Unity through Community
Our Franciscan tradition speaks to the idea of unity through community.
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