Awaken to Prayer
The journey of prayer for Franciscans is the discovery of God at the center of our lives.
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Reflect on God's Mercy
If we don’t take time to reflect on the ways we have been forgiven, it will be hard to be merciful to others. And yet we set this as our goal each time we pray the Our Father: “Forgive us ...
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A Cultivated Heart
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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Sea of Prayer
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
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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Peace of Mind
Father, grant me the grace to take Jesus seriously and trust him to always be by my side and in my heart when I am beset by disturbing problems that threaten to destroy my peace of mind and spirit. I ...
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The Greater Love
When love occurs, it appears to be something happening only between two people. But thinking of it in that way makes love very small and ordinary. When you truly love, it is the beautiful Being you are seeing and loving, ...
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