Beggar, Mystic, Man of God
Francis had noticed that when he went begging, few people looked into his eyes. They seemed always to avoid eye contact, either from embarrassment or fear or contempt.
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God’s Self-Offering
The love of Jesus Christ that leads to his willing embrace of the crucified earthly destiny that appeared before him is both a model for how we are called to love and a revelation of God’s self-offering of control out ...
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Control, Surrender, Loss
If love is the free surrender of one’s control, then suffering is the involuntary taking of that control away.
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God’s Peace
St. Francis of Assisi was a medieval man to his core, yet his problems were not dissimilar to what we face today.
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What Is Your Song?
A jazz saxophonist once put it this way: “Music pulls me deeper into being.”
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Build Something Beautiful
I know many of us feel disjointed right now, unsure of how we will ever feel whole as a nation again or engage in peaceful, fruitful dialogue.
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Pope Francis: The Good Shepherd
Considering Pope Francis' debilitating health issues, my mind always goes back to when his papacy was announced to the world.
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