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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Life Is Amazing
All life is utterly dependent upon our planet for everything it needs. God provides everything through creation.
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God Is Fully Alive!
In a world marked by violence and death, suffering does not have the last word. The last word is love and that love is the fullness of Christ, the Word of God.
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Praying on Foot
When I am hiking in the woods on spring mornings, I like that I am dwarfed by trees. I appreciate that I am outnumbered by animals and insects who see me when I cannot see them.
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One Family
Kinship of creation is the theological insight that we are fellow creatures with all of God’s creation, uniquely loved and valued by God.
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Learn to Love the Earth
The distinction between creation and nature is an important one when we discuss the integrity of nature from the Franciscan tradition.
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Mighty Peace Prayer
Francis of Assisi may not have written the words of the Peace Prayer attributed to him, but he certainly lived them.
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