Living into Death
Franciscan Media
June 18, 2025
I have encountered people who don't recognize their physical and emotional pain because they've never had the opportunity to experience it deeply.
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Related and Connected
Susie Forrester
June 8, 2025
When I take the time to remember where I am, who is with me, and what is around me, I come to my senses.
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Fire of Praise
Franciscan Media
May 5, 2025
Each path Francis took on his journey to God led him to a single action: praise of God.
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We Are Interconnected
Darleen Pryds, PhD
April 24, 2025
When the realities of life hit, and you have lost everything, what is left is the stunning beauty of our relationships with one another, with this world, and with God.
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St. Francis, Contemplation, and Sister Earth
Franciscan Media
April 14, 2025
Franciscan contemplation opens the heart and mind to take in more of the world, its beauty and suffering. Contemplative practice dilates one’s heart, like a plant unfolding before Brother Sun’s energy. It heightens our consciousness—our awareness of relationships with God ...
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Dear Reader: The Other Mary
Christopher Heffron
March 24, 2025
Mary Magdalene was complicated, brave, loyal, filled with love, and prone to sin. In short: She was human.
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