Creation Is a Ladder to God
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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God’s Home
Francis taught the brothers to accept the gifts of God’s goodness in creation and to respond with grateful hearts through bonds of love, care, concern, and companionship.
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Hands for Work, Hearts for Prayer
In some ways our modern lives are easier, but has not this distancing from agriculture contributed to our alienation from creation?
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‘My Eyes Are Open’
Having your world shaken isn’t a bad thing. Scary, yes. But transformation is closer than we know.
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Remember the Sabbath
Christians have often been poor at practicing the Sabbath, imagining it to be a Jewish practice for which Jesus showed apparent disregard.
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Soul to Soul
Change messes with us. I wish it weren’t so. Change messes with the tidy (manageable and predictable) script we tote for mental security.
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