Creation Is a Ladder to God
Ilia Delio, OSF
July 6, 2025
Penance, poverty, humility and compassion were the values that forged Francis into a “cosmic brother,” one who was related to all creatures and to the elements of creation.
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Seek Perfect Joy
Murray Bodo, OFM
February 13, 2025
The spirituality of St. Francis is not so much about the heroic deed as it is about the heroic love with which even the smallest deed is done.
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Repair, Rebuild, Renew
Murray Bodo, OFM
February 12, 2025
Once Francis knew God’s will, whether from some mystical voice or from listening to the scriptures, he would immediately try to live it out.
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Mary, Full of Grace
Murray Bodo, OFM
February 11, 2025
Love was the reason for Jesus from all eternity.
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Children Build the Future
Shannon K. Evans
February 9, 2025
Our children need us to help them become the people we imagine when we dream of their future.
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As God Desires
Christopher Heffron
February 8, 2025
That total abandonment to God would be Josephine’s legacy—and it is one we can work toward as 21st-century Catholics.
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Love Abounds
Maureen O'Brien
February 7, 2025
We return over and over to the same place, a connection to the unswerving, the unchanging: God.
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