Franciscan Saints
Treasures of the Kingdom
In recognizing his vocation to live the Gospel, Francis knew that he could no longer identify himself with the wealthy and powerful of his day.
Blessed Are the Meek
The meek are blessed precisely because they recognize their dependence on the generosity of God and creation.
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Rejoice in Humanity
Saints rejoice in their common humanity, knowing that God’s word becomes flesh in fallible and ambivalent persons like ourselves.
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Heaven and Earth
The first Franciscans believed that God was in the world, actively shaping human experience, and inspiring birds’ songs and wolves’ howls.
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The Almighty in All Things
To those who left all things, Jesus had promised eternal life and a hundredfold besides—now!
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Embrace the Beatitudes
At the heart of Francis’s and Clare’s biblical vision was the Sermon on the Mount, and most especially the Beatitudes.
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Francis and Clare: Where the Tradition Begins
The genius of Francis and Clare's spirituality was their recognition that the Gospels could and should be lived by every person.
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