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St. Francis’ response to the world around him was so much more than intellectual appreciation or economic calculus, for to him each and every creature was a sister united to him by bonds of affection.
“He [Ananias] answered, ‘Here I am, Lord’” (Acts 9:10). The words “Here I am, Lord” are spoken by a variety of people in the Bible, including St. Ananias.
If we claim to revere the cross, if we claim to love the one who died for our sins, then we must not turn away.
Our brothers and sisters can be some of the greatest blessings in our lives, but can also cause us pain. Whichever reality we are experiencing right now, God desires to listen and to be present to our concerns for our siblings.
Those who follow the spirit of the Lord’s Prayer become mystical activists seeking to incarnate God’s realm “on earth as it is in heaven.”
Born and raised in the Catholic faith in Lansing, Michigan, Jane DeRose-Bamman, OFS, has long been connected to her faith by way of family, education, and parish communities she’s belonged to.
The Israelites grumbled against the Lord in the desert, even after freeing them from the Egyptians and bringing them safely through the Red Sea. It’s easy to criticize their behavior, but don’t we grumble against the Lord too?
Francis placed the Lord’s Prayer, the Our Father, at the center of community life.
She’s talked to murderers, abusers, and even those wrestling with the occult. Sister Mary Frances Seeley and volunteers answer all calls with a message of God’s unconditional love and prayerful support.
Scripture provides a number of straightforward teachings about how a disciple of Jesus is to live, but there are less clear lessons too.
