Franciscan Saints

Cross poking out of the grass

St. Francis and the Cross of Christ

When we look at the mystery of Jesus, this evokes quite a different sense of the divine.

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Mission San Jose in San Antonio, TX | Photo by Joshua J. Cotten on Unsplash

San Antonio: The City of Saint Anthony

You do not have to walk very far along the famous Riverwalk that winds through the heart of San Antonio before you run into a lovely, life-size statue of Anthony of Padua.
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‘Thank God Ahead of Time’—A Look at Solanus Casey

Solanus Casey's struggle to find his place as a priest and member of the Capuchins followed him, in a sense, to his first assignment.
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St. Francis and the feast of pardon

St. Francis and the Feast of Pardon

The Feast of Pardon, as it is called in Italy, always attracts thousands of visitors and pilgrims to Assisi.
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St. Clare of Assisi illustration

St. Clare’s Gamble

Many people thought Clare of Assisi, a noblewoman, was wasting her life by living as a cloistered nun at San Damiano. She proved them wrong.
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Padre Pio: Pray for us!

Padre Pio: A Holy Life

Throughout his life, the boy who became Padre Pio was to bear a huge resemblance to the seraphic saint.
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Skewed view of church

What Is Your View on Reality?

Everybody looks at the world through their own lens, a matrix of culturally inherited qualities, family influences, and other life experiences.
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