Franciscan Saints
St. Francis Encounters the Crucified Christ
The Franciscan path to God is an inversion of monastic values. Rather than fleeing the world to find God, God is to be found in …
Love As St. Francis Did
To fully love as Francis did, there is no compartmentalizing. Can I follow this example?
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St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Beauty
St. Anthony of Padua, that Hammer of Heretics, serves as a model to me that I am to preach against any dualism within myself that blocks an openness to beauty.
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St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Well-Being
Life can often feel like, in St. Anthony’s words, “choppy water,” and we can indeed lose our sense of bearing when things get chaotic or even hostile.
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St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Community
One of my favorite stories of St. Anthony is the one about how, during the final years of his life, the friars built Anthony a treehouse in a large walnut tree not far from the friary.
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St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Stability
St. Anthony can, through meditation and prayer, help us find a sense of calm long enough to hear God’s voice.
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St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Peace
St. Anthony’s peaceful way of being still impresses after 800 years.
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