All Creatures Great and Small
Throughout this canticle, we have seen how Francis saw God’s goodness, radiance and beauty in all creatures.
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‘Lift Up the Fallen’
In Fratelli Tutti Pope Francis promotes a universal aspiration toward fraternity and social friendship.
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Poverty Exists in the Heart
For Franciscans today, material poverty is not the greatest concern but rather an acknowledgment that their “poverty of being” is essential.
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Gaze, Consider, Contemplate, Imitate
An adaptation of Clare’s words, Gaze upon Christ, Consider Christ, Contemplate Christ, can be a Franciscan mantra for those wishing to draw closer to God in contemplative prayer.
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Simplicity Is Our Goal
When you agree to live simply, the ethics and economics of war reveal themselves in all their evil and stupidity.
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Gaze upon a Loving God
When you agree to live simply, you have little to protect and no desire for acquisition, even for acquisition of any “moral capital.”
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The Word Dwells in Creation
As the Word dwells in the human person, so, too, the same Word dwells in creation.
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