
Healing Earth and Spirit
Despite their differences, Francis and Bonaventure shared a love of God and a common vision of Christ as the center of creation and goal of spiritual maturity.
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Despite their differences, Francis and Bonaventure shared a love of God and a common vision of Christ as the center of creation and goal of spiritual maturity.

Perhaps in the only way I am like any of the elite athletes who compete at the Olympics, I can sometimes let circumstances overwhelm me or distract me from being present in the moment.

Light is at the heart of Bonaventure’s spiritual vision. Bonaventure’s God is a fountain of love and light.

Through swimming and my dad, I helped to learn this immense love from God.

There is a subtle temptation to reduce the spiritual life to a relationship between “me and Jesus.” We wrongfully treat others and the world as distractions.

When did “God” become more than a word to you? When, even for just a moment, did you glimpse the meaning of your life?

A pickleball enthusiast draws parallels between her favorite sport and the Franciscan tradition.

Humans do not have the patience or the humility of God.

A life without spiritual regularity drifts through time with little to really hang onto when life most needs an anchor.

The fear of want drives many of us. From sunrise to sunset we worry about whether there will be enough: enough money, enough time, enough food on the table.