Catholic Saints

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St. Francis, Spirit-Filled

Francis no longer saw his body as something apart from him. He was his body; the spirit and body were one. He was one person.

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To Live Like St. Francis

St. Francis was a heartfelt ally to everything and everyone around him.
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‘Not Me, but God’

And the miracles, all of them, move forward, as miracles do, and this new one, a boy who believed, who chronicled miracles about holy bread.
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Communion Call

Stand in the winter’s cold Where the warmth of animals surrounds the mother’s love.
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Advent with the Saints: Francis of Assisi

St. Francis left his prosperous life in Assisi and descended to the marshes to serve the lepers.
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Advent with the Saints: King David

I must confess in my years of studying the Bible, I have not been a big fan of King David.
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Advent with the Saints: Ruth

A Scripture scholar once commented that the genealogy in Matthew’s Gospel is one of the least-appreciated parts of the Bible.
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