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“The Teacher is always silent during the test” is a phrase that continues to float around, but still rings
true. Talk with someone about something that you have learned recently.
Francis was canonized a mere two years after he died. Clare lived on for another twenty-seven years.
Francis attempted to do no more than to live out the teachings of Christ and the spirit of the Gospel.
Detachment from material possessions and earthly desires is a core principle of Franciscan spirituality.
We often take for granted that someone will be there to help us in our time of need. Only when we need them do we think of them.
The Spirit of God’s love lives in us. Our lives are holy and secure in Christ.
I thought my pilgrimage to Assisi would be aimed toward solitude, silence, and stillness. But I was surprised to find that the healing and peace I found came through people and conversations
As I look back over the decades since my stay in Assisi, I try to give my moments to the people and the animals in my life now.
Maybe Francis had the better way to follow—to do as God desires, with course corrections along the way, rather than sitting and fretting over what God really means.
Healing is ultimately a journey of interacting with water as a comforter, teacher, counselor, friend, or—as St. Francis named her—sister.
