Minute Meditations
‘Do Not Be Disheartened’
Always bear in mind as a safe general rule that while God tries us by his crosses and sufferings, he always leaves us a glimmer of light by which we continue to have great trust in him and to recognize his immense goodness. I urge you, therefore, not to be entirely disheartened in the face of the cross…heaven bestows on you, but to continue to have boundless confidence in the divine mercy.
St. Francis, Spirit-Filled
Francis no longer saw his body as something apart from him. He was his body; the spirit and body were one. He was one person.
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Spread Joy Far and Wide
Like love itself, joyful generosity is measured not by how much we give out, but by how little we hold back.
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To Live Like St. Francis
St. Francis was a heartfelt ally to everything and everyone around him.
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‘Not Me, but God’
And the miracles, all of them, move forward, as miracles do, and this new one, a boy who believed, who chronicled miracles about holy bread.
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Communion Call
Stand in the winter’s cold Where the warmth of animals surrounds the mother’s love.
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Advent with the Saints: Francis of Assisi
St. Francis left his prosperous life in Assisi and descended to the marshes to serve the lepers.
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