A New Understanding of the Prayer of St. Francis

Richard B. Patterson, PhD September 24, 2024

This author shows how you can use this well-known prayer as a guide to inner healing and loving yourself.

Lady Jacoba and the Spirituality of Presence

Darleen Pryds, PhD September 24, 2024

What do cookies have to do with Franciscan spirituality? When St. Francis was on his deathbed, a seemingly simple treat brought by his good friend Lady Jacoba lifted his spirits and soothed his suffering.

I’d Like to Say: St. Francis Reminds Us of Our Place in Creation

Franciscan Media September 24, 2024

There weren’t ecologists in the Middle Ages, at least by our modern understanding of environmentalism. But St. Francis changed all that with a new vision of creation as a reflection of God’s love and the Incarnation.

The Power of Vespers

Maureen O'Brien September 24, 2024

I’ve always loved the word vespers because it sounds like a precious form of whispers, but I’d never heard vespers sung until I recently discovered a sacred oasis at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in northwestern Connecticut.

Let’s Reclaim Our Creativity

Susan Hines-Brigger September 24, 2024

When I was younger, people thought my creativity was cute. As I grew up, it started to become a liability.

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Hold Fast to Christ

Murray Bodo, OFM September 24, 2024

Love God and do as you will, says St. Augustine, for love is its own commandment.

Childlike Lectio

Stephen Copeland September 24, 2024

Children have the unique ability to read “energy” and the present moment in a way that we as adults sometimes miss out on because we are stuck in our heads or agendas.

Replacing Moral Outrage with Curiosity and Wonder

Stephen Copeland September 24, 2024

It would be wise in our age to return to the wisdom that arose from Vatican II around the notion of inculturation—the idea that diversity within differing cultures contributes to a “deeper humanity” and a “better plan for the universe.”

Father Victor (Vic) Taglianetti, OFM Cap

Daniel Imwalle September 23, 2024

As someone in the position of guiding others toward their respective vocations, Father Victor (Vic) Taglianetti, OFM Cap, draws on his own time of desert.