Catholic Saints
Rich in Poverty
“Rich by reason of its poverty.” That phrase was as difficult to understand in Francis’s day as it is in ours. Celano was not pulling this expression out of thin air.
Sister Death
Throughout this canticle, we have seen how Francis saw God’s goodness, radiance and beauty in all creatures. He saw them indeed as benevolent friends, as brothers and sisters—as family. And now even the reality of death itself becomes “Sister Death” ...
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Too Many Clergy Among Canonized Saints?
Who was the last saint canonized who was not a member of the clergy? Are only Catholics recognized as saints? Can a non-Christian become a saint?
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A Church of Many Cultures
Today, Christian Native Americans seek ways of being equal participants in the life and mission of the Church—as indigenous people.
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Love Heals, Builds, and Binds
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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The ‘Least of Us’ Are God’s Beloved
We cannot find peace in chaos. In the noise and violence that surround us in this country every day, covering our ears and eyes is easy.
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God Is Always Good
The Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins crystallized so beautifully the effect that John Duns Scotus’ teaching has on mystical minds: Yet ah! this air I gather and releaseHe lived on;These weeds and waters, these walls are whatHe hauntedWho of all ...
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