Franciscan Saints
St. Bonaventure: Loving God with Heart and Mind
The life and message of St. Bonaventure can provide a framework for understanding both the world and your personal calling.
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Sister Barbara Vano, OSF
“I think God is remarkably patient—and has a great sense of humor," Sister Barb says.
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What Is Perfect Joy?
In a true fraternity the friars have learned to see their own brokenness, their jealousy, their desire for power.
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A Love Divine
The spirituality of St. Francis is not so much about the heroic deed as it is about the heroic love with which even the smallest deed is done.
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God Moves in Us
The point of reflecting on the stages of contemplative prayer is not so that I may begin progressing on the path.
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Anthony: The Hammer of Heretics
Anthony traveled tirelessly in both northern Italy and southern France, choosing to enter the cities where the heretics were strongest.
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Building Peace in a Nation Divided
The example of St. Francis can be our guide as we navigate bitter divisions in our world, our nation—and perhaps even our dinner tables.