Catholic Saints
Francis and Clare: Something Old, Something New
Francis and Clare did not let the old get in the way of the new, but like all religious geniuses, revealed what the old was saying all along.
Love Pulls Us to God
Love God and do as you will, says St. Augustine, for love is its own commandment.
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Seek Perfect Joy
The spirituality of St. Francis is not so much about the heroic deed as it is about the heroic love with which even the smallest deed is done.
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St. Francis and the Gift of Love
The Franciscan way encourages us to be present to love—right here, right now.
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Only God Can Change Hearts
Francis himself realized that prayer or fasting cannot change one’s heart. Only God can.
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‘Your Heart Is to Be an Altar of God’
In writing to a Poor Clare, St. Bonaventure said, “Your heart is to be an altar of God. It is here that the fire of intense love must burn always.”
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