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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.
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.
When I was younger, people thought my creativity was cute. As I grew up, it started to become a liability.
Love God and do as you will, says St. Augustine, for love is its own commandment.
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.”
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.
Everyone who goes down to the crypt and kneels in front of the tomb feels that something under that massive granite is still moving.
Sometimes life just feels like too much. Duties, obligations, responsibilities, problems, and worries are more than we can handle.
St. Francis established three different Orders. The first one is for the friars; the second is for nuns, such as the Poor Clares; and the third is the Secular Franciscan Order.
When you think of the indwelling of your spiritual life, do you see different seasons at play? Growth spurts, slower times?
