Franciscan Saints

Statue of St. Anthony with baby Jesus

St. Anthony, Our Teacher

In canonizing Anthony in 1232, Pope Gregory IX spoke of him as the “Ark of the Testament” and the “Repository of Holy Scripture.”
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St. Anthony statue

St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Peace

St. Anthony’s peaceful way of being still impresses after 800 years.
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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 Builds Up’

From the depth of St. Francis' relationship with God, he intuited a profound understanding of the human ego.
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Young child living in poverty.

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.
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God’s Love Is Boundless

The answer God promises to give to you or me will be unique to each of us.
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