Franciscan Saints
Wait in Silence
I have found that if someone is going to work hard at being immersed in God, the effort should not be just in the praying itself but in becoming yourself a place of prayer.
‘God Breaks through to Me’
What happens is that you realize that you cannot connect to God by sheer force of will or by a multitude of prayers.
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Remember to Remember God
I have tried to learn from St. Francis. In my home, pinned to the curtain of my front door, is a reminder—"Remember to remember God."
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Padre Pio and the Madonna
Padre Pio nurtured his love for the Mother of Jesus from the time he was a child. He would go to the church in Pietrelcina to greet and to pray to Our Lady of Graces.
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You Are a Son of Heaven
Francis undoubtedly carried a bit of guilt about his dramatic and showy rejection of his father in the city square many years before.
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The Call to Christian Discipleship
Our love and suffering as Christian disciples, like the Lord’s on the cross, does not happen in vain.
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Surrender All for Christ
Both Sts. Francis and Clare of Assisi recognized the importance of what happened at the cross as a model for Christian life.
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