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Francis of Assisi’s first biographer, Thomas of Celano, said that the saint was “always fresh, always new, always beginning again.” Francis was always doing something new and surprising to serve God and the world.

Imagine the blind man when Jesus cured him, clearly viewing the world for the first time. Imagine the wonder of seeing the sparkling sun after you had only felt it on your skin before; or of seeing your parents’ loving ...

The cacophony of the world and my own noisy mind can sometimes make me feel like I’m spinning out of control—in a constant state of reaction.

As the Israelites continued on their journey to the Promised Land, Moses urged the Israelites to remember all they had learned and observed.

Being of service is such an essential tenet of our faith, yet sometimes we forget what we receive when we give.

How many times in Scripture do we hear the words calling us to set our gaze upon him? Look up! Don’t look down at the self and where your feet take you.