Divine Beyond the Mind
Stephen Copeland
May 17, 2024
Bonaventure and Francis each came to La Verna with aching hearts and heavy minds.
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A Cultivated Heart
Franciscan Media
February 26, 2017
You must compare your heart to a garden. If we cultivate it well, it will yield good fruit. If we don’t keep an eye on it and tend it a little every day, our garden will be overrun with weeds, ...
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Our Greatest Gift
Franciscan Media
February 25, 2017
The Sacrament of the Eucharist, the greatest gift and mystery given to us throughout the ages, was instituted in a quiet moment between Jesus and those dearest to him. And that history continues in our day. It is as if ...
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Sea of Prayer
Franciscan Media
February 24, 2017
In the face of so many wounds that hurt us and could harden our hearts, we are called to dive into the sea of prayer, which is the sea of God’s boundless love, to taste his tenderness. - from The ...
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Building Humility
Franciscan Media
February 22, 2017
Humility is the guardian and ornament of all virtues. If the spiritual building does not rest on it, it will fall into ruin. –Thomas of Celano - from Peace and Good
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Conquering Suffering
Franciscan Media
February 20, 2017
Christ Jesus conquered suffering by love. Because we are joined to him, our own suffering takes on redemptive value. -from When You Suffer: Biblical Keys for Hope and Understanding
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Lily of Purity
Franciscan Media
February 19, 2017
I am determined to be a violet of humility, a rose of charity, and a lily of purity for Jesus. – Blessed Marie-Céline of the Presentation -from Sisterhood of Saints
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