All Creatures Great and Small
Jack Wintz, OFM
October 11, 2024
Throughout this canticle, we have seen how Francis saw God’s goodness, radiance and beauty in all creatures.
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God Is My Strength
Franciscan Media
March 3, 2017
God, you are my strength and my song. You are the reason for my joy. Fill me with your Holy Spirit, and drive away the forces of discouragement and despair. Jesus, I trust in you! St. Teresa of Calcutta, pray ...
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Wrestling with Temptation
Franciscan Media
March 2, 2017
Let us remember this: at the moment of temptation, of our temptations, there is no arguing with Satan, our defense must always be the Word of God! And this will save us. - from The Hope of Lent
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Why Not Both
Franciscan Media
March 1, 2017
Don’t worry if it’s been a while since you’ve gone to confession—God is waiting to meet you there. Don’t settle for ashes alone when you can receive absolution and a fresh start! - from Lent with Saint Teresa of Calcutta
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Drink Up
Franciscan Media
February 28, 2017
When someone else comes to us and points out our own faults, we might not be very happy about it. But, when you think of it, that person often carries the same message Jesus carried to the Samaritan woman: take ...
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Reflect on God's Mercy
Franciscan Media
February 27, 2017
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
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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