Franciscan Saints
Blessed Are the Meek
The meek are blessed precisely because they recognize their dependence on the generosity of God and creation.
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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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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Carlo Acutis: A True Original
When I think of Carlo Acutis, I think about how he, too, was rooted in where he was. He wasn't particularly well-traveled. But his faith is marveled the world over. I love that about him.
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A Prayer for Carlo Acutis
Blessed Carlo Acutis' time on this earth was brief—only 15 years—but he showed the world that God's love does not recognize human time.
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