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The Jubilee Year of St. Francis

Reflect  In this jubilee year of Francis of Assisi, there are so many things we can learn from his example.  One of them is his …

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Fill the Cracks

Reflect One of my favorite practices is that of Kintsugi–which means “join with gold.” This Japanese art repairs broken objects by filling the cracks or broken places with gold lacquer. The result demonstrates the reality that, even though we are ...
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Giving Myself as Alms

When we think of giving alms for Lent, we generally think of giving money. But giving of ourselves can be another way to share.
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Listening as Prayer

The real sacrifice God asks is our attention. You don’t have to pick up your rosary, light a candle, or fall on your knees.
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Our Lady of Champion

There is only one Church-approved apparition of Mary in the United States. Our Lady of Champion, in gleaming light among autumnal trees, appeared three times to Adele Brise in Champion, Wisconsin, in 1859.
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Delight in Mercy

Reflect In Micah 7:18, we read that God delights in showing mercy. And we know from Genesis that we humans are made in God’s image. Does that mean we, too, should delight in showing mercy? Pray Dear God, I confess ...
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Put Down the Stones

Reflect  In Brother Mike Johnson’s podcast “A Franciscan Heart in the World” he reflects on John 8:1-11. This scripture invites us to see our own failings, mistakes, defects of character. What stones do you carry? Brother Mike offers, “Put down ...
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