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It is my presumption that Francis and his brothers became living gospels the same way we do, by walking in the footsteps of Christ, which is a gradual, ongoing pilgrimage.
This mystery of gospel poverty is the great desire of Francis’s heart and soul because it is the mystery of Christ, who is being born within Francis as Francis dies to himself to become like Christ.
The beauty of Francis’s world after his experience of the San Damiano cross is that it largely shielded him.
I have found that if someone is going to work hard at being immersed in God, the effort should not be just in the praying itself but in becoming yourself a place of prayer.
What happens is that you realize that you cannot connect to God by sheer force of will or by a multitude of prayers.
The natural world can speak to us about God when we pay attention. The earth, sea, and sky can all manifest God’s glory to us and reflect God’s love.
I have tried to learn from St. Francis. In my home, pinned to the curtain of my front door, is a reminder—”Remember to remember God.”
An astronomy buff since childhood, Father Robert Schrader anticipates quite a birthday present when he turns 75 April 8.
Both Sts. Francis and Clare of Assisi recognized the importance of what happened at the cross as a model for Christian life.
The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Apostleship of the Sea is normally a “friendly face” for international seafarers visiting the port.
