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One of the iconic moments in Francis’s life was when he stood before the bishop and people of Assisi and stripped not only of the clothing that belonged to his father, but of his very identity as his father’s son.
Jesus reserved his harshest words in the Gospels for those who thought they were spiritually superior to others.
In today reading Daniel prays in the name of the people. They are ashamed of what they have done. Yet they know that God is compassionate and forgiving.
The transfiguration was an extraordinary moment. Such moments don’t happen very often. But when they do, they change everything.
The need for peace and understanding is as great in our time as it was during the Crusades, and sometimes as little valued.
Jesus and Francis both know that often the evil that we see and hate in others reflects some shadowy part of our own attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors.
“Lent is not an intellectual exercise, but an affair of the heart,” says this author. By centering ourselves in prayerful silence, we open ourselves up to a deeper engagement with this holy season.
As I’ve aged, my idealism and moral muscle power aren’t quite what they were back in my 20s. I don’t attempt such look-at-me kinds of fasts anymore.
Francis teaches us that by learning to rely on the Lord and on the gifts we receive from others—and all is gift—we are as needy as any beggar on the street.
Like many parents of young children, it’s rare for me to get a good night’s sleep. Our first child came to us through adoption, and since he was nearly a year old, I naively thought he would sleep through the night. Instead, I faced the brutal reality of every new mom who rises multiple times a night to feed and comfort her baby. Since those early days over a decade ago, I have birthed four babies and have had to make my peace with interrupted sleep.
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