Franciscan Saints
St. Anthony of Padua: Finder, Teacher, Matchmaker, Guide
This friar writes about the popular customs and devotions to St. Anthony of Padua.
A Vision of Shalom
Those who follow the spirit of the Lord’s Prayer become mystical activists seeking to incarnate God’s realm “on earth as it is in heaven.”
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Learning from the Lord’s Prayer
Francis placed the Lord’s Prayer, the Our Father, at the center of community life.
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Why Closed Communion?
I am in the process of becoming a Catholic but am having difficulty accepting closed Communion.
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The Poverty of Christ
First and before all, Francis wanted to imitate the poverty of Christ. He was not pursuing an abstract ideal.
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Living Gospels
It is my presumption that Francis and his brothers became living gospels the same way we do, by walking in the footsteps of Christ, which is a gradual, ongoing pilgrimage.
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