Franciscan Saints

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Quotes from St. Francis of Assisi

As St. Thomas More is “a man for all seasons,” St. Francis of Assisi is a man for all ages.
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Food & Gratitude

It is good to celebrate those moments where companionship around the table becomes a form of communion, where fantastic food seals friendships, where our vitality and our spirituality truly “wine and dine” together.
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We Are All Called to Be Saints

If we look at the lives of the saints, we can find more than a few faults. Far from discouraging us, this should give us a measure of hope.
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John Duns Scotus: His View of Christ

Franciscan spirituality sees all created things as pieces of a beautiful puzzle that only makes sense when fitted into the larger framework, that is, into the image of Christ.
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Quotes from Catholic Saints

“In His will is our peace,” sing the saints in Dante’s Divine Comedy. We cannot, however, truly be at peace unless we allow our conversion to God’s ways to be open-ended.
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Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman

Seven Followers of St. Francis: Servant of God Thea Bowman

Servant of God Thea Bowman: “Maybe I’m not making big changes in the world, but if I have somehow helped or encouraged somebody along the journey then I’ve done what I’m called to do.”
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