Franciscan Saints

woman crossing a bridge

Build Bridges, Not Walls

How is it that a 13th-century mystic can speak to a crisis that we face in our own time?

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group of people stacking their hands as a sign of solidarity and teamwork

Deep and Abiding Love

I know many of us feel disjointed right now, unsure of how we will ever feel whole as a nation again or engage in peaceful, fruitful dialogue.
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leader in front of team with a welcoming and humble pasture.

Lead Like St. Francis

When a leader leads as to elevate all their community, a rare thing happens: The leader opens herself or himself up to transformation.
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a wooden fence with the message "Never stop loving" spray painted on it.

Foundational Love

Great religion seeks utter awareness and full consciousness, so that we can, in fact, receive all. Everything belongs and everything can be received.
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hands holding a flower wreath, crown

Born to Eternal Life

The resurrection, the foundation of Christian hope, is knitted into the very sinews of every deciduous ash, aspen, beech, birch, cherry, elm, and hickory tree.
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woman facing dark, stormy clouds.

Open to a Future in God

We are invited into relationship with God who loves us and is faithful to us even when the world around us seems to fail.
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Jesus on the cross

The Face of God

In the Incarnation, God revealed to us who God is. The Incarnation showed us the face of God.
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