Franciscan Saints

Painting of Jesus on the Cross. San Damiano cross

Embrace the Mystical Christ

November 16, 2024

This cross at San Damiano, like all crosses, is the “canvas” on which the answers are painted.

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Group of volunteers cleaning up a beach

Our Communion of Saints

November 1, 2024
The saints and blesseds are special signs of God’s activity.
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person giving food to a homeless person

Singular Holiness

October 31, 2024
Francis’s greatness, I think, comes from his ability to transfer, and transform, his internal conversations to the physical reality of the external world.
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Blessed Carlo Acutis

Carlo Acutis: Miracles, Holy Bread, and a Teen Saint in the Making 

October 25, 2024
“Not me, but God,” Blessed Carlo Acutis is quoted as saying. When this author visited Assisi, she discovered the growing excitement surrounding the millennial teenager’s life, legacy, and sainthood cause.
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man gazing into the distance

Gaze, Consider, Contemplate, Imitate

October 25, 2024
An adaptation of Clare’s words, Gaze upon Christ, Consider Christ, Contemplate Christ, can be a Franciscan mantra for those wishing to draw closer to God in contemplative prayer.
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woman sitting with a backpack full of her belongings.

Simplicity Is Our Goal

October 24, 2024
When you agree to live simply, the ethics and economics of war reveal themselves in all their evil and stupidity.
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Banners of new saints hang from the facade of St. Peter's Basilica during Mass for the canonization of 14 new saints on World Mission Sunday in St. Peter's Square with Pope Francis at the Vatican Oct. 20, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Saints served generously, creatively, pope says at canonization Mass

October 22, 2024
Pope Francis called on the faithful to yearn to serve, not thirst for power, as he proclaimed 14 new saints, including Canada-born St. Marie-Léonie Paradis, founder of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family, and 11 martyrs.
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