Francis and Clare

Holding bread | Photo by Flo Maderebner

The Work of Our Hands: A Meditation on Labor

This Labor Day, maybe every day, I will say a prayer for these unsung heroes.
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Illustration of Saint Francis of Assisi

The Canticle of the Creatures

The return to the Portiuncula was by way of Borgo San Sepolcro, Monte Casale, and Citta di Castello.
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Chalkboard sign with "Welcome please come in" written on it

A Vision of Shalom

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.”
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A crucifix with Jesus hanging on a wall

A Heart Conformed to Christ

It is true that St. Francis, with his whole heart, wanted to imitate his Lord and Master.
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person walking on a primitive bridge over a rushing river

Walk without Fear

Fear is crippling. It has prevented me from doing so many things.
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‘God Breaks through to Me’

What happens is that you realize that you cannot connect to God by sheer force of will or by a multitude of prayers.
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